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M CATALOG
M# RA DEC SIZE MAG TYPE & DESCRIPTION ALT NAME Q TAGS COMMON NAME/COMMENTS
M 55 19 40.1  -30 56 1140 7.0  GLOB CLUS sp=F5 CNGC 6809  D 2 ST M55 20kly
M 56 19 16.6  +30 10 426 8.3v GLOB CLUS CNGC 6779  D 2 ST M56
M 57 18 53.5  +33 02 150 9.7p PLAN NEB RING-LIKE CNGC 6720  B 4 ST M57 Ring Nebula 5kly
M 58 12 37.8  +11 49 324 9.8  GALAXY Sb UGC 7796  C 5 ST M58 5.4x4.4 Near CNGC 4621
M 59 12 42.1  +11 38 306 9.8  GALAXY E3 UGC 7858  D 5 ST M59 5.1x3.4 Near CNGC 4579
M 60 12 43.7  +11 33 432 8.8  GALAXY E1 UGC 7898  D 5 ST M60 7.2x6.2 Near CNGC 4621
M 61 12 22.0  +04 28 360 9.7  GALAXY Sc I 2-SYS UGC 7420  D A ST M61 6.0x5.5 Face-On
M 62 17 01.3  -30 07 846 6.6v GLOB CLUS OBLATE CNGC 6266  D 2 ST M62 Non-symmetrical 
M 63 13 15.8  +42 02 738 8.6  GALAXY Sb+ II UGC 8334  C 5 ST M63 12.3x7.6 Sunflower Gal
M 64 12 56.7  +21 41 558 8.5  GALAXY Sb- UGC 8062  C 5 ST M64 9.3x5.4 Black Eye Gal 
M 65 11 18.9  +13 05 600 9.3  GALAXY Sb II: UGC 6328  C 5 ST M65 10.0x3.3 Near M66
M 66 11 20.2  +12 59 522 9.0  GALAXY Sb+ II: UGC 6346  C 5 ST M66 8.7x4.4 Near M65 
M 67 08 51.1  +11 49 1800 6.9v OPEN CLUS sp=F2 CNGC 2682  D 1 ST M67 Very old 2700ly
M 68 12 39.4  -26 46 720 8.2v GLOB CLUS CNGC 4590  D 2 ST M68
M 69 18 31.4  -32 21 426 7.7v GLOB CLUS CNGC 6637  D 2 ST M69
M 70 18 43.2  -32 18 468 8.1v GLOB CLUS CNGC 6681  D 2 ST M70
M 71 19 53.7  +18 47 432 8.3v GLOB CLUS CNGC 6838  D 2 ST M71
M 72 20 53.5  -12 33 354 9.4v GLOB CLUS CNGC 6981  D 2 ST M72
M 73 20 59.0  -12 37 168 8.9p OPEN CLUS CNGC 6994  D 1 ST M73
M 74 01 36.7  +15 47 612 9.2  GALAXY Sc I UGC 1149  D 5 ST M74 10.2x9.5 
M 75 20 06.2  -21 55 360 8.6v GLOB CLUS CNGC 6864  D 2 ST M75
M 76 01 42.0  +51 34 290 12.2  PLAN NEB PART OF 0651 CNGC 0650  C 4 ST M76 Little Dumbbell Nebula 
M 77 02 42.7  -00 01 414 8.8  GALAXY Sbp SEYFERT UGC 2188  D 5 ST M77 6.9x5.9 Seyfert Galaxy
M 78 05 46.8  +00 03 480 11.3  DIFF RNEB CNGC 2068  C 3 ST M78 Blue 1500ly
M 79 05 24.2  -24 31 522 8.0v GLOB CLUS CNGC 1904  D 2 ST M79
M 80 16 17.1  -23 00 534 7.2v GLOB CLUS CNGC 6093  D 2 ST M80
M 81 09 55.7  +69 04 1542 6.9  GALAXY Sb I-II CNGC 3031  C 5 ST M81 25.7x14.1 Near M82
M 82 09 55.9  +69 41 672 8.4  GALAXY P EDGE-ON UGC 5322  C 5 ST M82 11.2x4.6 Exploding
M 83 13 37.1  -29 51 672 8.2  GALAXY Sc I-II FACE-ON CNGC 5236  B 5 ST M83 11.2x10.2
M 84 12 25.1  +12 53 300 9.3  GALAXY E1 UGC 7494  C 5 ST M84 5.0x4.4 Near M86
M 85 12 25.5  +18 11 426 9.2  GALAXY Ep 2-SYS UGC 7508  C A ST M85 7.1x5.2
M 86 12 26.3  +12 56 444 9.2  GALAXY E3 UGC 7532  C 5 ST M86 7.4x5.5
M 87 12 30.9  +12 23 432 8.6  GALAXY E1 + E0 2-SYS UGC 7654  D A ST M87 7.2x6.8 + CNGC 4471
M 88 12 32.1  +14 25 414 9.5  GALAXY Sb+ I MULTI-ARM UGC 7675  D 5 ST M88 6.9x3.9
M 89 12 35.7  +12 33 252 9.8  GALAXY E0 UGC 7760  D 5 ST M89 4.2x4.2
M 90 12 36.9  +13 09 570 9.5  GALAXY Sb+ UGC 7786  C 5 ST M90 9.5x4.7
M 91 12 35.5  +14 29 324 10.2  GALAXY SBb + Sc 2-SYS UGC 7753  D A ST M91 5.4x4.4 Near CNGC 4571
M 92 17 17.2  +43 09 672 6.5v GLOB CLUS sp=F1 CNGC 6341  D 2 ST M92 X-Ray Source 26kly
M 93 07 44.6  -23 52 1320 6.2v OPEN CLUS + DNEB CNGC 2447  D 6 ST M93 Includes dark nebula
M 94 12 50.9  +41 08 660 8.2  GALAXY Sb-p II: UGC 7996  C 5 ST M94 11.0x9.1
M 95 10 43.9  +11 42 444 9.7  GALAXY S(B)b II UGC 5850  C 5 ST M95 7.4x5.1 Near M96 
M 96 10 46.7  +11 49 426 9.2  GALAXY Sbp UGC 5882  C 5 ST M96 7.1x5.1 Near M95 
M 97 11 14.8  +55 02 194 12.0p PLAN NEB CNGC 3587  C 4 ST M97 Owl Nebula 12kly 
M 98 12 13.9  +14 54 570 10.1  GALAXY Sb I-II: 3-SYS UGC 7231  D A ST M98 9.5x3.2
M 99 12 18.9  +14 25 324 9.8  GALAXY Sc
I NEAR FACE-ON
UGC 7345  D 5 ST M99 5.4x4.8
M100 12 23.0  +15 49 414 9.4  GALAXY Sc I FACE-ON UGC 7450  D 5 ST M100 6.9x6.2 Brite Nucleus
M101 14 03.3  +54 21 1614 7.7  GALAXY Sc I FACE-ON UGC 8981  C 5 S  M101 26.9x26.3 Pinwheel
M102 15 06.5  +55 45 312 10.0  GALAXY E6p 2-SYS UGC 9723  D A ST M102 5.2x2.3
M103 01 33.3  +60 43 360 7.4v OPEN CLUS CNGC 0581  D 1 ST M103
M104 12 39.9  -11 38 534 8.3  GALAXY Sb- CNGC 4594  C 5 ST M104 8.9x4.1 “Sombrero”
M105 10 47.8  +12 35 270 9.3  GALAXY E1 2-SYS UGC 5902  C A ST M105 4.5x4.0 
M106 12 19.0  +47 18 1092 8.3  GALAXY Sb+p UGC 7353  C 5 ST M106 18.2x7.9
M107 16 32.5  -13 02 600 8.1v GLOB CLUS CNGC 6171  D 2 ST M107
M108 11 11.6  +55 41 498 10.1  GALAXY Sc 
NEAR EDGE-ON
UGC 6225  C 5 ST M108 8.3x2.5 Near M97
M109 11 57.6  +53 22 456 9.8  GALAXY S(B)b+ I UGC 6937  D 5 ST M109 7.6x4.9 
M110 00 40.4  +41 42 1044 8.0  GALAXY E6: UGC 426 C 5 ST M110 Comp of M31 17.4x9.8










