Messier Catalogue 56 to 80
M56
Credit: Ron Brecher
- Globular cluster in Lyra
- RA 19h 16.6m, dec. +30º 11’
- Mag. +8.3
M57, The Ring Nebula
Credit: André van der Hoeven
- Planetary nebula in Lyra
- RA 18h 53.6m, dec. +33º 02’
- Mag. +8.8
M58
Credit: Harald Strauß / CCDGuide.com
- Spiral galaxy in Virgo
- RA 12h 37.7m, dec. +11º 49’
- Mag +9.7
M59
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries / CCDGuide.com
- Elliptical galaxy in Virgo
- RA 12h 42.0m, dec. +11º 39’
- Mag. +9.6
M60
Credit: Harald Strauß / CCDGuide.com
- Elliptical galaxy in Virgo
- RA 12h 43.7m, dec. +11º 33’
- Mag. +8.8
M61
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries / CCDGuide.com
- Spiral galaxy in Virgo
- RA 12h 21.9m, dec. +04º 28’
- Mag. +9.7
M62
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries / CCDGuide.com
- Globular cluster in Ophiuchus
- RA 17h 01.2m, dec. –30º 07’
- Mag. +6.5
M63, The Sunflower Galaxy
Credit: Dan Crowson
- Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
- RA 13h 15.8m, dec. +42º 02’
- Mag. +8.6
M64, The Blackeye Galaxy
Credit: Klauser Franz / CCDGuide.com
- Spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
- RA 12h 56.7m, dec. +21º 41’
- Mag. +8.5
M65
Credit: Klauser Franz / CCDGuide.com
- Spiral galaxy in Leo
- RA 11h 18.9m, dec. +13º 05’
- Mag. +9.3
M66
Credit: Manfred Wasshuber / CCDGuide.com
- Spiral galaxy in Leo
- RA 11h 20.2m, dec. +12º 59’
- Mag. +8.9
M67
Credit: Bill McSorely
- Open cluster in Cancer
- RA 08h 50.4m, dec. +11º 49’
- Mag. +6.1
M68
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries / CCDGuide.com
- Globular cluster in Hydra
- RA 12h 39.5m, dec. –26º 45’
- Mag. +7.8
M69
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
- Globular cluster in Sagittarius
- RA 18h 31.4m, dec. –32º 21’
- Mag. +7.6
M70
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA
- Globular cluster in Sagittarius
- RA 18h 43.2m, dec. –32º 18’
- Mag. +7.9
M71
Credit: Bill McSorley.
- Globular cluster in Sagitta
- RA 19h 53.8m, dec. +18º 47’
- Mag. +8.2
M72
Credit: Ron Brecher.
- Globular cluster in Aquarius
- RA 20h 53.5m, dec. –12º 32’
- Mag. +9.3
M73
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries / CCDGuide.com
- Asterism in Aquarius
- RA 20:58.9, dec. –12:38
- Mag 9.0
M74
Credit: Franz Klauser / CCDGuide.com
- Spiral galaxy in Pisces
- RA 01h 36.7m, dec. +15º 47’
- Mag. +9.4
M75
Credit: Michael Breite, Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries / CCDGuide.com
- Globular cluster in Sagittarius
- RA 20h 06.1m, dec. –21º 55’
- Mag. +8.5
M76, The Little Dumbbell Nebula
Credit: Martin Bailey
- Planetary nebula in Perseus
- RA 01h 42.4m, dec. +51º 34’
- Mag. +10.1
M77
Credit: Günter Kerschhuber / CCDGuide.com
- Spiral galaxy in Cetus
- RA 02h 42.7m, dec. –00º 01’
- Mag. +8.9
M78
Credit: Alvaro Ibañez Perez.
- Diffuse nebula in Orion
- RA 05h 46.7m, dec. +00º 03’
- Mag. +8.3
M79
Credit: Harald Strauß
Globular cluster in Lepus
RA 05h 24.5m, dec. –24º 33’ | Mag. +7.7
M80
Credit: Daniel Verschatse / CCDGuide.com
Globular cluster in Scorpius
RA 16h 17.0m, dec. –22º 59’ | Mag. +7.3