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| Messier number | NGC/IC | Common name | Object type | Distance (kly) | Constellation | Apparent magnitude | |
| 1 | NGC 1952 | Crab Nebula | Supernova remnant | 6.3 | Taurus | 8.2 | |
| 2 | NGC 7089 | Globular Cluster | 36 | Aquarius | 6.5 | ||
| 3 | NGC 5272 | Globular Cluster | 31 | Canes Venatici | 6.4 | ||
| 4 | NGC 6121 | Globular Cluster | 7 | Scorpius | 5.9 | ||
| 5 | NGC 5904 | Globular Cluster | 23 | Serpens | 7 | ||
| 6 | NGC 6405 | Butterfly Cluster | Open Cluster | 2 | Scorpius | 4.5 | |
| 7 | NGC 6475 | Ptolemy Cluster | Open Cluster | 1 | Scorpius | 3.5 | |
| 8 | NGC 6523 | Lagoon Nebula | Nebula with cluster | 6.5 | Sagittarius | 6 | |
| 9 | NGC 6333 | Globular Cluster | 26 | Ophiuchus | 9 | ||
| 10 | NGC 6254 | Globular Cluster | 13 | Ophiuchus | 7.5 | ||
| 11 | NGC 6705 | Wild Duck Cluster | Open Cluster | 6 | Scutum | 7 | |
| 12 | NGC 6218 | Globular Cluster | 18 | Ophiuchus | 8 | ||
| 13 | NGC 6205 | Great Globular Cluster in Hercules | Globular Cluster | 22 | Hercules | 5.8 | |
| 14 | NGC 6402 | Globular Cluster | 27 | Ophiuchus | 9.5 | ||
| 15 | NGC 7078 | Globular Cluster | 33 | Pegasus | 6.2 | ||
| 16 | NGC 6611 | Eagle Nebula | H II region with cluster | 7 | Serpens | 6.5 |
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| 17 | NGC 6618 | "Omega/Swan | H II region with cluster | 5 | Sagittarius | 6 | |
| 18 | NGC 6613 | Open Cluster | 6 | Sagittarius | 8 | ||
| 19 | NGC 6273 | Globular Cluster | 27 | Ophiuchus | 8.5 | ||
| 20 | NGC 6514 | Trifid Nebula | H II region with cluster | 5.2 | Sagittarius | 6.3 | |
| 21 | NGC 6531 | Open Cluster | 3 | Sagittarius | 7 | ||
| 22 | NGC 6656 | Sagittarius Cluster | Globular Cluster | 10 | Sagittarius | 5.1 | |
| 23 | NGC 6494 | Open Cluster | 4.5 | Sagittarius | 6 | ||
| 24 | IC 4715 | Sagittarius Star Cloud | Milky Way star cloud | 10 | Sagittarius | 4.6 | |
| 25 | IC 4725 | Open Cluster | 2 | Sagittarius | 4.9 | ||
| 26 | NGC 6694 | Open Cluster | 5 | Scutum | 9.5 | ||
| 27 | NGC 6853 | Dumbbell Nebula | Planetay Nebula | 1.25 | Vulpecula | 7.5 | |
| 28 | NGC 6626 | Globular Cluster | 18 | Sagittarius | 8.5 | ||
| 29 | NGC 6913 | Open Cluster | 7.2 | Cygnus | 9 | ||
| 30 | NGC 7099 | Globular Cluster | 25 | Capricornus | 8.5 | ||
| 31 | NGC 224 | Andromeda Galaxy | Spiral Galaxy | 2500 | Andromeda | 3.4 | |
| 32 | NGC 221 | Dwarf elliptical galaxy | 2900 | Andromeda | 8.1 | ||
| 33 | NGC 598 | Triangulum Galaxy | Spiral Galaxy | 2810 | Triangulum | 5.7 | |
| 34 | NGC 1039 | Open Cluster | 1.4 | Perseus | 6 | ||
| 35 | NGC 2168 | Open Cluster | 2.8 | Gemini | 5.5 | ||
| 36 | NGC 1960 | Open Cluster | 4.1 | Auriga | 6.5 | ||
| 37 | NGC 2099 | Open Cluster | 4.6 | Auriga | 6 | ||
| 38 | NGC 1912 | Open Cluster | 4.2 | Auriga | 7 | ||
| 39 | NGC 7092 | Open Cluster | 0.8 | Cygnus | 5.5 | ||
| 40 | Winnecke 4 | Double star WNC4 | 0.5 | Ursa Major | 9 | ||
| 41 | NGC 2287 | Open Cluster | 2.3 | Canis Major | 4.5 | ||
| 42 | NGC 1976 | Orion Nebula | H II region with cluster | 1.6 | Orion | 4 | |
| 43 | NGC 1982 | H II region with cluster | 1.6 | Orion | 9 | ||
| 44 | NGC 2632 | Beehive Cluster | Open Cluster | 0.6 | Cancer | 3.7 | |
| 45 | Pleiades | Open Cluster | 0.4 | Taurus | 1.6 | ||
| 46 | NGC 2437 | Open Cluster | 5.4 | Puppis | 6.5 | ||
| 47 | NGC 2422 | Open Cluster | 1.6 | Puppis | 4.5 | ||
| 48 | NGC 2548 | Open Cluster | 1.5 | Hydra | 5.5 | ||
| 49 | NGC 4472 | Elliptical galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 10 | ||
| 50 | NGC 2323 | Open Cluster | 3 | Monoceros | 7 | ||
| 51 | NGC 5194/5195 | Whirlpool Galaxy | Spiral Galaxy | 37000 | Canes Venatici | 8.4 | |
| 52 | NGC 7654 | Open Cluster | 7 | Cassiopeia | 8 | ||
| 53 | NGC 5024 | Globular Cluster | 56 | Coma Berenices | 8.5 | ||
| 54 | NGC 6715 | Globular Cluster | 83 | Sagittarius | 8.5 | ||
| 55 | NGC 6809 | Globular Cluster | 17 | Sagittarius | 7 | ||
| 56 | NGC 6779 | Globular Cluster | 32 | Lyra | 9.5 | ||
| 57 | NGC 6720 | Ring Nebula | Planetay Nebula | 2.3 | Lyra | 8.8 | |
| 58 | NGC 4579 | Barred spiral galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11 | ||
| 59 | NGC 4621 | Elliptical galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11.5 | ||
| 60 | NGC 4649 | Elliptical galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 10.5 | ||
| 61 | NGC 4303 | Spiral Galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 10.5 | ||
| 62 | NGC 6266 | Globular Cluster | 22 | Ophiuchus | 8 | ||
| 63 | NGC 5055 | Sunflower Galaxy | Spiral Galaxy | 37000 | Canes Venatici | 8.5 | |
| 64 | NGC 4826 | Black Eye Galaxy | Spiral Galaxy | 12000 | Coma Berenices | 9 | |
| 65 | NGC 3623 | Leo Triplet | Barred spiral galaxy | 35000 | Leo | 10.5 | |
| 66 | NGC 3627 | Leo Triplet | Barred spiral galaxy | 35000 | Leo | 10 | |
| 67 | NGC 2682 | Open Cluster | 2.25 | Cancer | 7.5 | ||
| 68 | NGC 4590 | Globular Cluster | 32 | Hydra | 9 | ||
| 69 | NGC 6637 | Globular Cluster | 25 | Sagittarius | 9 | ||
| 70 | NGC 6681 | Globular Cluster | 28 | Sagittarius | 9 | ||
| 71 | NGC 6838 | Globular Cluster | 12 | Sagitta | 8.5 | ||
| 72 | NGC 6981 | Globular Cluster | 53 | Aquarius | 10 | ||
| 73 | NGC 6994 | Asterism | Aquarius | 9 | |||
| 74 | NGC 628 | Spiral Galaxy | 35000 | Pisces | 10.5 | ||
| 75 | NGC 6864 | Globular Cluster | 58 | Sagittarius | 9.5 | ||
| 76 | NGC 650/651 | Little Dumbbell Nebula | Planetay Nebula | 3.4 | Perseus | 10.1 | |
| 77 | NGC 1068 | Cetus A | Spiral Galaxy | 60000 | Cetus | 10.5 | |
| 78 | NGC 2068 | Diffuse Nebula | 1.6 | Orion | 8 | ||
| 79 | NGC 1904 | Globular Cluster | 40 | Lepus | 8.5 | ||
| 80 | NGC 6093 | Globular Cluster | 27 | Scorpius | 8.5 | ||
| 81 | NGC 3031 | Bode's Galaxy | Spiral Galaxy | 12000 | Ursa Major | 6.9 | |
| 82 | NGC 3034 | Cigar Galaxy | Starburst Galaxy | 11000 | Ursa Major | 9.5 | |
| 83 | NGC 5236 | Southern Pinwheel Galaxy | Barred spiral galaxy | 10000 | Hydra | 8.5 | |
| 84 | NGC 4374 | Lenticular Galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11 | ||
| 85 | NGC 4382 | Lenticular Galaxy | 60000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 | ||
| 86 | NGC 4406 | Lenticular Galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11 | ||
| 87 | NGC 4486 | Virgo A | Elliptical galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11 | |
| 88 | NGC 4501 | Spiral Galaxy | 60000 | Coma Berenices | 11 | ||
| 89 | NGC 4552 | Elliptical galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11.5 | ||
| 90 | NGC 4569 | Spiral Galaxy | 60000 | Virgo | 11 | ||
| 91 | NGC 4548 | Barred spiral galaxy | 60000 | Coma Berenices | 11 | ||
| 92 | NGC 6341 | Globular Cluster | 26 | Hercules | 7.5 | ||
| 93 | NGC 2447 | Open Cluster | 4.5 | Puppis | 6.5 | ||
| 94 | NGC 4736 | Spiral Galaxy | 14500 | Canes Venatici | 9.5 | ||
| 95 | NGC 3351 | Barred spiral galaxy | 38000 | Leo | 11 | ||
| 96 | NGC 3368 | Spiral Galaxy | 38000 | Leo | 10.5 | ||
| 97 | NGC 3587 | Owl Nebula | Planetay Nebula | 2.6 | Ursa Major | 9.9 | |
| 98 | NGC 4192 | Spiral Galaxy | 60000 | Coma Berenices | 11 | ||
| 99 | NGC 4254 | Spiral Galaxy | 60000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 | ||
| 100 | NGC 4321 | Spiral Galaxy | 60000 | Coma Berenices | 10.5 | ||
| 101 | NGC 5457 | Pinwheel Galaxy | Spiral Galaxy | 27000 | Ursa Major | 7.9 | |
| 102 | NGC 5866 | Spindle Galaxy | Lenticular Galaxy | 50000 | Draco | 10.7 | |
| 103 | NGC 581 | Open Cluster | 8 | Cassiopeia | 7 | ||
| 104 | NGC 4594 | Sombrero Galaxy | Spiral Galaxy | 50000 | Virgo | 9.5 | |
| 105 | NGC 3379 | Elliptical galaxy | 38000 | Leo | 11 | ||
| 106 | NGC 4258 | Spiral Galaxy | 25000 | Canes Venatici | 9.5 | ||
| 107 | NGC 6171 | Globular Cluster | 20 | Ophiuchus | 10 | ||
| 108 | NGC 3556 | Barred spiral galaxy | 45000 | Ursa Major | 11 | ||
| 109 | NGC 3992 | Barred spiral galaxy | 55000 | Ursa Major | 11 | ||
| 110 | NGC 205 | Dwarf elliptical galaxy | 2200 | Andromeda | 10 |
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