Messier Catalogue 21 to 55
M21
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries / CCDGuide.com
- Open cluster in Sagittarius
- RA 18h 04.6m, dec. –22º 30’
- Mag. +6.5
M22
M22 – Globular Cluster by Ronald Piacenti Jr
- Globular cluster in Sagittarius
- RA 18h 36.4m, dec. –23º 54’
- Mag. +5.1
M23
Credit: Bachleitner Hannes
- Open cluster in Sagittarius
- RA 17h 56.8m, dec. –19º 01’
- Mag. +6.9
M24, The Sagittarius Star Cloud
Credit: Christian vd Berge
- Milky Way patch in Sagittarius
- RA 18h 16.9m, dec. –18º 29’
- Mag. +4.6
M25
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries / CCDGuide.com
- Open cluster in Sagittarius
- RA 18h 31.6m, dec. –19º 15’
- Mag. +6.5
M26
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries / CCDGuide.com
- Open cluster in Scutum
- RA 18h 45.2m, dec. –09º 24’
- Mag. +8.0
M27, The Dumbbell Nebula
Credit: Jaroslav Vlcek
- Planetary nebula in Vulpecula
- RA 19h 59.6m, dec. +22º 43’
- Mag. +7.4
M28
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries / CCDGuide.com
- Globular cluster in Sagittarius
- RA 18h 24.5m, dec. –24º 52’
- Mag. +6.8
M29
Credit: Bill McSorley
- Open cluster in Cygnus
- RA 20h 23.9m, dec. +38º 32’
- Mag. +7.1
M30
Credit: Daniel Verschatse.
- Globular cluster in Capricornus
- RA 21h 40.4m, dec. –23º 11’
- Mag. +7.2
M31, The Andromeda Galaxy
Credit: Mariusz Szymaszek.
- Spiral galaxy in Andromeda
- RA 00h 42.7m, dec. +41º 16’
- Mag. +3.4
M32
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries / CCDGuide.com
- Elliptical galaxy in Andromeda
- RA 00h 42.7m, dec. +40º 52’
- Mag. +8.1
M33, The Triangulum Galaxy
Credit: David Slack.
- Spiral galaxy in Triangulum
- RA 01h 33.9m, dec. +30º 39’
- Mag. +5.7
M34
M34 by Jaspal Chadha
- Open cluster in Perseus
- RA 02h 42.0m, dec. +42º 47’
- Mag. +5.5
M35
Credit: Manfred Wasshuber.
- Open cluster in Gemini
- RA 06h 08.9m, dec. +24º 20’
- Mag. +5.3
M36
Credit: Ron Larter
- Open cluster in Auriga
- RA 05h 36.1m, dec. +34º 08’
- Mag. +6.3
M37
Credit: Houssem Ksontini
- Open cluster in Auriga
- RA 05h 52.4m, dec. +32º 33’
- Mag. +6.2
M38
Credit: Bradley Swift
- Open cluster in Auriga
- RA 05h 28.4m, dec. +35º 50’
- Mag. +7.4
M39
Credit: Tom Howard
- Open cluster in Cygnus
- RA 21h 32.2m, dec. +48º 26’
- Mag. +4.6
M40
Credit: Harald Strauß / CCDGuide.com
- Binary star in Ursa Major
- RA 12h 22.4m, dec. +58º 05’
- Mag. +8.4
M41
Credit: Harald Strauß / CCDGuide.com
Open cluster in Canis Major
RA 06h 46.0m, dec. –20º 44’
Mag. +4.6
M42, The Orion Nebula
Credit: Tom Harbin
Diffuse nebula in Orion | RA 05h 35.4m, dec. –05º 27’ | Mag. +4.0
M43, De Mairan’s Nebula
Credit: Mark Griffith
Emission nebula in Orion
RA 05h 35.6m, dec. –05º 16’ | Mag. +9.0
M44, The Beehive Cluster
Credit: Bill McSorely
Open cluster in Cancer
RA 08h 40.1m, dec. +19º 59’ | Mag. +3.7
M45, The Pleiades
Credit: Raoul van Eijndhoven
- Open cluster in Taurus
- RA 03h 47.0m, dec. +24º 07’
- Mag. +1.6
M46
Credit: Kfir Simon
- Open cluster in Puppis
- RA 07h 41.8m, dec. –14º 49’
- Mag. +6.0
M47
Credit: Dan Crowson
- Open cluster in Puppis
- RA 07h 36.6m, dec. –14º 30’
- Mag. +5.2
M48
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries.
- Open cluster in Hydra
- RA 08h 13.8m, dec. –05º 48’
- Mag. +5.5
M49
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries.
- Elliptical galaxy in Virgo
- RA 12h 29.8m, dec. +08º 00’
- Mag. +8.4
M50
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries.
- Open cluster in Monoceros
- RA 07h 03.2m, dec. –08º 20’
- Mag. +6.3
M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy
Credit: Duan Yusef
- Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
- RA 13h 29.9m, dec. +47º 12’
- Mag. +8.4
M52
Credit: Harald Strauß / CCDGuide.com
Open cluster in Cassiopeia
RA 23h 24.2m, dec. +61º 35’ | Mag. +7.3
M53
Credit: Mark Griffith
- Globular cluster in Coma Berenices
- RA 13h 12.9m, dec. +18º 10’
- Mag. +7.6
M54
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
- Globular cluster in Sagittarius
- RA 18h 55.1m, dec. –30º 29’
- Mag. +7.6
M55
Credit: Bernhard Hubl / CCDGuide.com
- Globular cluster in Sagittarius
- RA 19h 40.0m, dec. –30º 58’
- Mag. +6.3