Messier (M)

M1 - Krebsnebel

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M1, NGC 1952, Sh2-244

Apparent magnitude:

8,4 mag

Distance:

6.300 ly

Expansion:

11 ly

RA-Coordinates:

05h 34m 32s

Dec-Coordinates:

+22° 00' 52''

Image information

Field of view width:

47,75'

Field of view height:

36,086'

Image scaling:

1,492''/pixel

Apparent object width:

6'

Apparent object height:

4'

Notes:

This Sharpless object has been removed from the BFS catalog (updated Sh2 catalog) for HII nebulae.

M2 - Kugelsternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M2, NGC 7089, Mel 235, Ben 127

Apparent magnitude:

6,3 mag

Distance:

36.200 ly

Expansion:

168 ly

RA-Coordinates:

21h 33m 27s

Dec-Coordinates:

-00° 49' 24''

Image information

Field of view width:

59,922'

Field of view height:

45,302'

Image scaling:

0,772''/pixel

Apparent object width:

16'

Apparent object height:

16'

M3 - Kugelsternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M3, NGC 5272, Mel 119

Apparent magnitude:

6,3 mag

Distance:

33.900 ly

Expansion:

178 ly

RA-Coordinates:

13h 42m 11,2s

Dec-Coordinates:

+28° 22' 32''

Image information

Field of view width:

34,425'

Field of view height:

34,425'

Image scaling:

1,076''/pixel

Apparent object width:

18'

Apparent object height:

18'

M4 - Kugelsternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M4, NGC 6121, Mel 144, Ben 75

Apparent magnitude:

5,4 mag

Distance:

7.200 ly

Expansion:

75 ly

RA-Coordinates:

6h 23m 35,4s

Dec-Coordinates:

-26° 31' 32''

Image information

Field of view width:

307,74'

Field of view height:

250,364'

Image scaling:

4,271''/pixel

Apparent object width:

36'

Apparent object height:

36'

Notes:

The red nebula at the top is Sh2-9 with the star Sigma Scorpii (Alniyat) in the center and the reflection nebula vdB 104.

The yellow star on the lower right is Alpha Scorpii (Antares) with the nebula vdB 107.

The large star cluster at upper right is M4 and just below it is the small star cluster NGC 6144.

The blue nebula at the bottom is IC 4605.

The large blue nebula on the left is IC 4604 (with the embedded star Rho Ophiuchi).

The dark nebula starting in the center and running to the lower left is LDN 1688, the dark nebula in the lower center is LDN 1689.

M5 - Kugelsternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M5, NGC 5904, Mel 133

Apparent magnitude:

5,7 mag

Distance:

24.500 ly

Expansion:

164 ly

RA-Coordinates:

15h 18m 33,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

+02° 04' 58''

Image information

Field of view width:

36,608'

Field of view height:

26,312'

Image scaling:

2,746''/pixel

Apparent object width:

23'

Apparent object height:

23'

M6 - Schmetterlingshaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M6, NGC 6405, Mel 178

Apparent magnitude:

4,2 mag

Distance:

1.600 ly

Expansion:

15 ly

RA-Coordinates:

17h 40m 18s

Dec-Coordinates:

-32° 12' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

75,036'

Field of view height:

56,277'

Image scaling:

5,002''/pixel

Apparent object width:

33'

Apparent object height:

33'

M7 - Ptolemäus Sternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M7, NGC 6475, Mel 183

Apparent magnitude:

3,3 mag

Distance:

800 ly

Expansion:

19 ly

RA-Coordinates:

17h 53m 48s

Dec-Coordinates:

-34° 47' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

152,8'

Field of view height:

101,867'

Image scaling:

2,287''/pixel

Apparent object width:

80'

Apparent object height:

80'

M8 - Lagunennebel

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M8, NGC 6523, Sh2-25, Gum 72, RCW 14

Apparent magnitude:

6 mag

Distance:

5.200 ly

Expansion:

136 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 03m 36s

Dec-Coordinates:

-24° 23' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

149,021'

Field of view height:

148,449'

Image scaling:

4,902''/pixel

Apparent object width:

90'

Apparent object height:

35'

Notes:

At the very top center is the Star cluster M21.
Diagonally right below is the Trifid Nebula M20 and diagonally right below Sh2-28.

At lower center is the Lagoon Nebula M8 with the bright nebulae NGC 6526 (lower left) and the irregular area NGC 6533 (upper right) (separated by the slightly darker s-shaped area) and the star cluster NGC 6530 (left of the bright area).
To the left is the large nebula Sh2-29 with the nebula NGC 6559 (lower left) and the oblique planetary nebula Minkowski 1-41 (red dot), the star cluster IC 4685 (center), the nebula IC 1275 (upper left center), the nebula IC 1274 (above).

A bit above the blue star is the nebula IC 4684 and diagonally right above is the star cluster NGC 6546.

M9 - Kugelsternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M9, NGC 6333, Mel 167, Ben 92

Apparent magnitude:

7,8 mag

Distance:

26.000 ly

Expansion:

91 ly

RA-Coordinates:

17h 19m 11,8s

Dec-Coordinates:

-18° 30' 59''

Image information

Field of view width:

45,9'

Field of view height:

45,9'

Image scaling:

1,744''/pixel

Apparent object width:

12'

Apparent object height:

12'

M10 - Kugelsternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M10, NGC 6254, Mel 157, Ben 83

Apparent magnitude:

6,6 mag

Distance:

14.300 ly

Expansion:

83 ly

RA-Coordinates:

16h 57m 09s

Dec-Coordinates:

-04° 05' 58''

Image information

Field of view width:

59,688'

Field of view height:

45,125'

Image scaling:

0,769''/pixel

Apparent object width:

20'

Apparent object height:

20'

M11 - Wildentenhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M11, NGC 6705, Mel 213, Ben 116

Apparent magnitude:

5,8 mag

Distance:

6.000 ly

Expansion:

24 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 51m 05s

Dec-Coordinates:

-06° 16' 12''

Image information

Field of view width:

109,824'

Field of view height:

72,49'

Image scaling:

1,697''/pixel

Apparent object width:

14'

Apparent object height:

14'

M12 - Kugelsternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M12, NGC 6218, Mel 151, Ben 80

Apparent magnitude:

6,1 mag

Distance:

16.000 ly

Expansion:

74 ly

RA-Coordinates:

16h 47m 14,5s

Dec-Coordinates:

-01° 56' 52''

Image information

Field of view width:

61,12'

Field of view height:

46,077'

Image scaling:

0,789''/pixel

Apparent object width:

16'

Apparent object height:

16'

M13 - Herkuleshaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M13, NGC 6205, Mel 150

Apparent magnitude:

5,8 mag

Distance:

25.100 ly

Expansion:

146 ly

RA-Coordinates:

16h 41m 41,6s

Dec-Coordinates:

+36° 27' 41''

Image information

Field of view width:

57,879'

Field of view height:

41,577'

Image scaling:

0,771''/pixel

Apparent object width:

20'

Apparent object height:

20'

M14 - Kugelsternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M14, NGC 6402, Mel 175, Ben 97

Apparent magnitude:

8,32 mag

Distance:

30.300 ly

Expansion:

97 ly

RA-Coordinates:

17h 37m 36,2s

Dec-Coordinates:

-03° 14' 45,3''

Image information

Field of view width:

58,361'

Field of view height:

44,122'

Image scaling:

0,752''/pixel

Apparent object width:

11'

Apparent object height:

11'

M15 - Pegasus Cluster

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M15, NGC 7078, Mel 234

Apparent magnitude:

6,2 mag

Distance:

30.000 ly

Expansion:

157 ly

RA-Coordinates:

21h 29m 58,3s

Dec-Coordinates:

+12° 10' 01''

Image information

Field of view width:

59,276'

Field of view height:

44,813'

Image scaling:

0,764''/pixel

Apparent object width:

18'

Apparent object height:

18'

Notes:

In the star cluster M15 the planetary nebula Pease 1 is still hiding very small.

M16 - Offener Sternhaufen im Adlernebel

Jimmy_Dowsley, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M16, NGC 6611, IC 4703, Mel 198, Sh2-49, Gum 83, RCW 165

Apparent magnitude:

6 mag

Distance:

7.000 ly

Expansion:

143 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 18m 54s

Dec-Coordinates:

-13° 50' 24''

Image information

Field of view width:

267,473'

Field of view height:

199,244'

Image scaling:

5,631''/pixel

Apparent object width:

70'

Apparent object height:

50'

Notes:

On the left the large Nebula is IC 4703 (Eagle Nebula: 70'x50' extent). It contains the open star cluster M16 (NGC 6611: 7' extent).

The right nebula is M17 with NGC 6618 (below (Gum 81a)) and the faint nebulae IC 4706 and IC 4707 (together Gum 81b) directly above it, and the small nebula Sh2-47 above it.

On the right edge, the star cluster M18 can be seen.
In the upper right corner is IC 4701.

Centered between M16 and M17 is RCW 161 and below it the HII area Gum 82.

Right below M16 is Sh2-48 and below M17 is RCW 159.
At the very bottom center of the edge is Sh2-50, and to its left is Sh2-53.

M17 - Omeganebel

Jimmy_Dowsley, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M17, NGC 6618, Sh2-45, RCW 160, Ben 108

Apparent magnitude:

6 mag

Distance:

5.500 ly

Expansion:

88 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 20m 26s

Dec-Coordinates:

-16° 10' 36''

Image information

Field of view width:

267,473'

Field of view height:

199,244'

Image scaling:

5,631''/pixel

Apparent object width:

55'

Apparent object height:

35'

Notes:

On the left the large Nebula is IC 4703 (Eagle Nebula: 70'x50' extent). It contains the open star cluster M16 (NGC 6611: 7' extent).

The right nebula is M17 with NGC 6618 (below (Gum 81a)) and the faint nebulae IC 4706 and IC 4707 (together Gum 81b) directly above it, and the small nebula Sh2-47 above it.

On the right edge, the star cluster M18 can be seen.
In the upper right corner is IC 4701.

Centered between M16 and M17 is RCW 161 and below it the HII area Gum 82.

Right below M16 is Sh2-48 and below M17 is RCW 159.
At the very bottom center of the edge is Sh2-50, and to its left is Sh2-53.

M18 - Offener Sternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M18, NGC 6613

Apparent magnitude:

7,1 mag

Distance:

4.080 ly

Expansion:

12 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 20m 00s

Dec-Coordinates:

-17° 06' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

79,583'

Field of view height:

53,18'

Image scaling:

2,487''/pixel

Apparent object width:

10'

Apparent object height:

10'

Notes:

The star cluster in the center is M18.

The single star left above is vdB 121.

Right just before the edge is vdB 120.

Above the nebula belongs to IC 4701.

M19 - Kugelsternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M19, NGC 6273, Mel 160, Ben 86

Apparent magnitude:

7,46 mag

Distance:

28.000 ly

Expansion:

138 ly

RA-Coordinates:

17h 02m 37,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

-26° 16' 04,6''

Image information

Field of view width:

81,175'

Field of view height:

54,244'

Image scaling:

2,537''/pixel

Apparent object width:

17'

Apparent object height:

17'

M20 - Trifid-Nebel

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M20, NGC 6514, Sh2-30, Gum 76, RCW 147

Apparent magnitude:

6,3 mag

Distance:

5.200 ly

Expansion:

42 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 02m 42s

Dec-Coordinates:

-22° 58' 18''

Image information

Field of view width:

149,021'

Field of view height:

148,449'

Image scaling:

4,902''/pixel

Apparent object width:

28'

Apparent object height:

28'

Notes:

At the very top center is the Star cluster M21.
Diagonally right below is the Trifid Nebula M20 and diagonally right below Sh2-28.

At lower center is the Lagoon Nebula M8 with the bright nebulae NGC 6526 (lower left) and the irregular area NGC 6533 (upper right) (separated by the slightly darker s-shaped area) and the Star cluster NGC 6530 (left of the bright area).
To the left is the large nebula Sh2-29 with the nebula NGC 6559 (lower left) and the oblique planetary nebula Minkowski 1-41 (red dot), the star cluster IC 4685 (center), the nebula IC 1275 (upper left center), the nebula IC 1274 (above).

A bit above the blue star is the nebula IC 4684 and diagonally right above is the star cluster NGC 6546.

M21 - Offener Sternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M21, NGC 6531, Mel 188

Apparent magnitude:

5,9 mag

Distance:

4.250 ly

Expansion:

16 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 04m 13s

Dec-Coordinates:

-22° 29' 24''

Image information

Field of view width:

149,021'

Field of view height:

148,449'

Image scaling:

4,902''/pixel

Apparent object width:

13'

Apparent object height:

13'

Notes:

At the very top center is the Star cluster M21.
Diagonally right below is the Trifid Nebula M20 and diagonally right below Sh2-28.

At lower center is the Lagoon Nebula M8 with the bright nebulae NGC 6526 (lower left) and the irregular area NGC 6533 (upper right) (separated by the slightly darker s-shaped area) and the Star cluster NGC 6530 (left of the bright area).
To the left is the large nebula Sh2-29 with the nebula NGC 6559 (lower left) and the oblique planetary nebula Minkowski 1-41 (red dot), the star cluster IC 4685 (center), the nebula IC 1275 (upper left center), the nebula IC 1274 (above).

A bit above the blue star is the nebula IC 4684 and diagonally right above is the star cluster NGC 6546.

M22 - Kugelsternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M22, NGC 6656, Mel 208, Ben 114

Apparent magnitude:

6,17 mag

Distance:

10.400 ly

Expansion:

97 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 36m 24,2s

Dec-Coordinates:

-23° 54' 12,2''

Image information

Field of view width:

44,941'

Field of view height:

29,305'

Image scaling:

1,404''/pixel

Apparent object width:

32'

Apparent object height:

32'

M23 - Offener Sternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M23, NGC 6494, Mel 184

Apparent magnitude:

5,5 mag

Distance:

2.150 ly

Expansion:

17 ly

RA-Coordinates:

17h 57m 00s

Dec-Coordinates:

-18° 59' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

62,89'

Field of view height:

47,546'

Image scaling:

0,81''/pixel

Apparent object width:

27'

Apparent object height:

27'

M24 - Sagittariuswolke (Delle Caustiche)

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M24, IC 4715

Apparent magnitude:

2,5 mag

Distance:

12.500 ly

Expansion:

437 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 16m 48s

Dec-Coordinates:

-18° 33' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

148,23°

Field of view height:

148,068°

Image scaling:

4,876''/pixel

Apparent object width:

2°

Apparent object height:

1°

Notes:

The large star cloud at the top is M24, which contains the star cluster NGC 6603 at the top and SH2-39 diagonally below. The upper red nebula area is Sh2-41.
The dark nebula at the top is Barnard 92 and to the left you can see the lower end of Barnard 93.

The small red nebula is IC 1284 with the bright star HD 167815 in the center.
Directly above, the fainter red nebula, is IC 1283.

Just to the right are the two reflection nebulae NGC 6589 (the upper) and NGC 6590 (vdB 119) (the lower).

The nebula area on the lower right is Sh2-35.

M25 - Offener Sternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M25, IC 4725, Mel 204

Apparent magnitude:

4,6 mag

Distance:

2.100 ly

Expansion:

20 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 31m 47s

Dec-Coordinates:

-19° 07' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

65,021'

Field of view height:

49,157'

Image scaling:

0,838''/pixel

Apparent object width:

32'

Apparent object height:

32'

M26 - Offener Sternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M26, NGC 6694, Mel 212

Apparent magnitude:

8,87 mag

Distance:

5.000 ly

Expansion:

22 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 45m 18s

Dec-Coordinates:

-09° 23' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

43,409'

Field of view height:

29,301'

Image scaling:

1,357''/pixel

Apparent object width:

15'

Apparent object height:

15'

M27 - Hantelnebel

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M27, NGC 6853, Hen 2-452, PN G060.8-03.6, PK 60-3.1

Apparent magnitude:

7,5 mag

Distance:

1.400 ly

Expansion:

3,3 ly

RA-Coordinates:

19h 59m 36s

Dec-Coordinates:

+22° 43' 16''

Image information

Field of view width:

63,667'

Field of view height:

47,285'

Image scaling:

0,82''/pixel

Apparent object width:

8'

Apparent object height:

5,7'

M28 - Kugelsternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M28, NGC 6626, Mel 200, Ben 110

Apparent magnitude:

7,66 mag

Distance:

18.300 ly

Expansion:

60 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 24m 32,9s

Dec-Coordinates:

-24° 52' 11''

Image information

Field of view width:

59,422'

Field of view height:

44,924'

Image scaling:

0,766''/pixel

Apparent object width:

11,2'

Apparent object height:

11,2'

M29 - Offener Sternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M29, NGC 6913

Apparent magnitude:

6,6 mag

Distance:

4.000 ly

Expansion:

8,1 ly

RA-Coordinates:

20h 23m 56s

Dec-Coordinates:

+38° 31' 24''

Image information

Field of view width:

60,773'

Field of view height:

45,945'

Image scaling:

0,783''/pixel

Apparent object width:

7'

Apparent object height:

7'

M30 - Kugelsternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M30, NGC 7099, Mel 237, Ben 128

Apparent magnitude:

7,7 mag

Distance:

26.100 ly

Expansion:

91 ly

RA-Coordinates:

21h 40m 22s

Dec-Coordinates:

-23° 10' 44,6''

Image information

Field of view width:

63,667'

Field of view height:

48,133'

Image scaling:

0,82''/pixel

Apparent object width:

12'

Apparent object height:

12'

M31 - Andromedagalaxie

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M31, NGC 224

Apparent magnitude:

3,5 mag

Distance:

2.500.000 ly

Expansion:

139.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

0h 42m 44,3s

Dec-Coordinates:

+41° 16' 09''

Image information

Field of view width:

219,765'

Field of view height:

143,015'

Image scaling:

1,673''/pixel

Apparent object width:

191'

Apparent object height:

62'

M32 - Andro-Beta

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M32, NGC 221, Arp 168

Apparent magnitude:

8,1 mag

Distance:

2.300.000 ly

Expansion:

5.700 ly

RA-Coordinates:

00h 42m 41,8s

Dec-Coordinates:

+40° 51' 55''

Image information

Field of view width:

219,765'

Field of view height:

143,015'

Image scaling:

1,673''/pixel

Apparent object width:

8,5'

Apparent object height:

6,5'

Notes:

The galaxy to the right of Andromeda in the image of M31.

M33 - Dreiecksgalaxie

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M33, NGC 598

Apparent magnitude:

5,5 mag

Distance:

2.760.000 ly

Expansion:

55.200 ly

RA-Coordinates:

01h 33m 50,9s

Dec-Coordinates:

+30° 39' 37''

Image information

Field of view width:

99,759'

Field of view height:

61,295'

Image scaling:

1,571''/pixel

Apparent object width:

68,7'

Apparent object height:

41,6'

Notes:

The small red nebula area directly below the center is NGC 595.

In the upper right of the galaxy, the small nebula area NGC 604 can be seen.

M34 - Offener Sternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M34, NGC 1039, Mel 17

Apparent magnitude:

5,2 mag

Distance:

1.400 ly

Expansion:

14 ly

RA-Coordinates:

02h 42m 07,4s

Dec-Coordinates:

+42° 44' 46''

Image information

Field of view width:

60,773'

Field of view height:

45,945'

Image scaling:

0,783''/pixel

Apparent object width:

35'

Apparent object height:

35'

M35 - Offener Sternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M35, NGC 2168, Mel 41

Apparent magnitude:

5,1 mag

Distance:

2.800 ly

Expansion:

23 ly

RA-Coordinates:

06h 09m 05s

Dec-Coordinates:

+24° 20' 19''

Image information

Field of view width:

152,8'

Field of view height:

104,936'

Image scaling:

1,716''/pixel

Apparent object width:

28'

Apparent object height:

28'

Notes:

In the center of the open cluster is M35.

The small star cluster right below is NGC 2158.

M36 - Offener Sternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M36, NGC 1960, Mel 37

Apparent magnitude:

6 mag

Distance:

4.100 ly

Expansion:

12 ly

RA-Coordinates:

05h 36m 17,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

+34° 08' 27''

Image information

Field of view width:

75,197'

Field of view height:

50,131'

Image scaling:

1,281''/pixel

Apparent object width:

10'

Apparent object height:

10'

M37 - Offener Sternhaufen

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Object information

Catalog designations:

M37, NGC 2099, Mel 38

Apparent magnitude:

5,6 mag

Distance:

4.400 ly

Expansion:

19 ly

RA-Coordinates:

05h 52m 18,3s

Dec-Coordinates:

+32° 33' 11''

Image information

Field of view width:

75,395'

Field of view height:

50,263'

Image scaling:

1,284''/pixel

Apparent object width:

15'

Apparent object height:

15'

M38 - Starfish Cluster

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M38, NGC 1912, Mel 36

Apparent magnitude:

6,4 mag

Distance:

4.200 ly

Expansion:

18 ly

RA-Coordinates:

05h 28m 42,5s

Dec-Coordinates:

+35° 51' 18''

Image information

Field of view width:

75,395'

Field of view height:

50,263'

Image scaling:

1,284''/pixel

Apparent object width:

15'

Apparent object height:

15'

M39 - Offener Sternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M39, NGC 7092, Mel 236

Apparent magnitude:

4,6 mag

Distance:

825 ly

Expansion:

7,7 ly

RA-Coordinates:

21h 31m 48s

Dec-Coordinates:

+48° 27' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

62,367'

Field of view height:

46,602'

Image scaling:

1,127''/pixel

Apparent object width:

32'

Apparent object height:

32'

M40 - Winnecke 4

elpajare, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M40, HD 238107, HD 238108

Apparent magnitude:

9,64 mag

Distance:

480 ly

Expansion:

0,1 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 22m 12,5s

Dec-Coordinates:

+58° 04' 58,6''

Image information

Field of view width:

20,629''

Field of view height:

15,472''

Image scaling:

0,967''/pixel

Apparent object width:

51,7''

Apparent object height:

20''

M41 - Little Beehive

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M41, NGC 2287, Mel 52

Apparent magnitude:

4,5 mag

Distance:

2.300 ly

Expansion:

25 ly

RA-Coordinates:

06h 45m 59,9s

Dec-Coordinates:

-20° 45' 15''

Image information

Field of view width:

329,909'

Field of view height:

219,596'

Image scaling:

10,31''/pixel

Apparent object width:

38'

Apparent object height:

38'

M42 - Orionnebel

jtrezzo, CC BY 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M42, NGC 1976, Sh2-281

Apparent magnitude:

3,7 mag

Distance:

1.350 ly

Expansion:

26 ly

RA-Coordinates:

05h 35m 16,5s

Dec-Coordinates:

-05° 23' 23''

Image information

Field of view width:

265,888'

Field of view height:

181,272'

Image scaling:

3,36''/pixel

Apparent object width:

65'

Apparent object height:

60'

Notes:

Above the purple blue nebula is Sh2-279 (Running-Man Nebula) consisting of the star clusters NGC 1973 (upper blue star), NGC 1975 (right blue star) and NGC 1977 (the three stars next to each other).

Below the large nebula is the Orion Nebula (M42), where above the small protruding nebula is called M43.

To the left below M42, the star cluster, is NGC 1980.

To the right of Sh2-279 (Running-Man Nebula) is the reflection nebula IC 420 (vdB 44).
To the right of M42 is the Reflection Nebula vdB 42 and towards the left edge, at the level of the lower end of M42, is vdb 54.

At the lower edge NGC 1999 is still visible.

M43 - de Mairans-Nebel

jtrezzo, CC BY 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M43, NGC 1982

Apparent magnitude:

9 mag

Distance:

1.300 ly

Expansion:

7,6 ly

RA-Coordinates:

05h 35m 31,4s

Dec-Coordinates:

-05° 16' 03''

Image information

Field of view width:

265,888'

Field of view height:

181,272'

Image scaling:

3,36''/pixel

Apparent object width:

20'

Apparent object height:

15'

Notes:

Above the purple blue nebula is Sh2-279 (Running-Man Nebula) consisting of the star clusters NGC 1973 (upper blue star), NGC 1975 (right blue star) and NGC 1977 (the three stars next to each other).

Below the large nebula is the Orion Nebula (M42), where above the small protruding nebula is called M43.

To the left below M42, the star cluster, is NGC 1980.

To the right of Sh2-279 (Running-Man Nebula) is the reflection nebula IC 420 (vdB 44).
To the right of M42 is the Reflection Nebula vdB 42 and towards the left edge, at the level of the lower end of M42, is vdb 54.

At the lower edge NGC 1999 is still visible.

M44 - Krippe (Praesepe, Beehive)

Carlo_Rocchi, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M44, NGC 2632, Mel 88

Apparent magnitude:

3,1 mag

Distance:

577 ly

Expansion:

16 ly

RA-Coordinates:

8h 40m 24s

Dec-Coordinates:

+19° 41' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

155,618'

Field of view height:

117,112'

Image scaling:

2,985''/pixel

Apparent object width:

95'

Apparent object height:

95'

M45 - Plejaden (Siebengestirn, Sieben Schwestern)

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M45, Mel 22

Apparent magnitude:

1,6 mag

Distance:

444 ly

Expansion:

14 ly

RA-Coordinates:

3h 47m 24s

Dec-Coordinates:

+24° 07' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

143,25'

Field of view height:

107,601'

Image scaling:

2,621''/pixel

Apparent object width:

110'

Apparent object height:

110'

Notes:

The asterism is M45 (Pleiades).

The reflection nebula around the rightmost star (Electra) is called vdB 20, the one around the upper star (Maia) vdB 21, around the lower star (Merope) vdB 22 and the nebula around the star in the middle (Alcyone) vdB 23.

Near Merope there is a very small nebula known as Barnard's Merope Nebula (IC 349).

The complete nebular region around Merope is NGC 1435 (Merope Nebula).

The nebula around the upper star Maia is known as NGC 1432 (Maia Nebula).

The faint nebula above the middle star (Alcyone) is IC 1990.

M46 - Offener Sternhaufen

jtrezzo, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M46, NGC 2437, Mel 75

Apparent magnitude:

6 mag

Distance:

5.400 ly

Expansion:

39 ly

RA-Coordinates:

7h 41m 42s

Dec-Coordinates:

-14° 49' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

186,96'

Field of view height:

125,362'

Image scaling:

1,911''/pixel

Apparent object width:

25'

Apparent object height:

25'

Notes:

M46 is at the left edge of the image.

M47 is on the right.

The planetary nebula NGC 2438 (small blue nebula) is in the foreground and does not belong to M46. (According to recent investigations, it could be that the planetary nebula interferes with the star cluster after all and has the same distance. (https://arxiv.org/pdf/0710.2900.pdf)
Just above M46 is the planetary nebula Minkowski 1-18 (visible only with high image magnification).

Between M46 and M47 (slightly below) is the open cluster NGC 2425.

Above M47 is the open cluster NGC 2423.

In the lower right corner is the star cluster NGC 2414.

M47 - Offener Sternhaufen

jtrezzo, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M47, NGC 2422, NGC 2478, Mel 68

Apparent magnitude:

4,4 mag

Distance:

1.600 ly

Expansion:

14 ly

RA-Coordinates:

07h 36m 35s

Dec-Coordinates:

-14° 28' 57''

Image information

Field of view width:

186,96'

Field of view height:

125,362'

Image scaling:

1,911''/pixel

Apparent object width:

30'

Apparent object height:

30'

Notes:

M46 is at the left edge of the image.

M47 is on the right.

The planetary nebula NGC 2438 (small blue nebula) is in the foreground and does not belong to M46. (According to recent investigations, it could be that the planetary nebula interferes with the star cluster after all and has the same distance. (https://arxiv.org/pdf/0710.2900.pdf)
Just above M46 is the planetary nebula Minkowski 1-18 (visible only with high image magnification).

Between M46 and M47 (slightly below) is the open cluster NGC 2425.

Above M47 is the open cluster NGC 2423.

In the lower right corner is the star cluster NGC 2414.

M48 - Offener Sternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M48, NGC 2548, Mel 85

Apparent magnitude:

5,8 mag

Distance:

1.500 ly

Expansion:

24 ly

RA-Coordinates:

8h 13m 42s

Dec-Coordinates:

-05° 45' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

73,671'

Field of view height:

49,229'

Image scaling:

2,302''/pixel

Apparent object width:

54'

Apparent object height:

54'

M49 - Elliptische Galaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M49, NGC 4472, Arp 134

Apparent magnitude:

8,3 mag

Distance:

41.000.000 ly

Expansion:

122.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 29m 46,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

+08° 00' 02''

Image information

Field of view width:

34,789'

Field of view height:

23,066'

Image scaling:

1,087''/pixel

Apparent object width:

10,2'

Apparent object height:

8,3'

Notes:

Together with the irregular galaxy UGC 7636 (diagonally left below the spot directly next to the star) M49 forms the entry Arp 134.

M50 - Offener Sternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M50, NGC 2323, Mel 58

Apparent magnitude:

5,9 mag

Distance:

3.200 ly

Expansion:

15 ly

RA-Coordinates:

07h 02m 42s

Dec-Coordinates:

-08° 21' 51''

Image information

Field of view width:

74,537'

Field of view height:

49,691'

Image scaling:

1,27''/pixel

Apparent object width:

16'

Apparent object height:

16'

M51 - Whirlpool-Galaxie

Giuseppe Donatiello from Oria (Brindisi), Italy, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M51, NGC 5194, NGC 5195, Arp 85

Apparent magnitude:

8,1 mag

Distance:

25.000.000 ly

Expansion:

81.400 ly

RA-Coordinates:

13h 29m 52,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

+47° 11' 43''

Image information

Field of view width:

23,157'

Field of view height:

23,157'

Image scaling:

0,354''/pixel

Apparent object width:

11,2'

Apparent object height:

6,9'

Notes:

The large knot at the end of one spiral arm is the irregular galaxy NGC 5195.

M52 - Offener Sternhaufen

Robert Eder, CC BY-NC 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M52, NGC 7654, Mel 243

Apparent magnitude:

7,3 mag

Distance:

5.000 ly

Expansion:

19 ly

RA-Coordinates:

23h 24m 48s

Dec-Coordinates:

+61° 35' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

77,292'

Field of view height:

53,053'

Image scaling:

1,855''/pixel

Apparent object width:

13'

Apparent object height:

13'

Notes:

On the far left is M52.

Right below is the star cluster Czernik 43.

In the upper right is the Bubble Nebula NGC 7635.

M53 - Kugelsternhaufen

AstroEggard, CC BY-NC 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M53, NGC 5024, Mel 117

Apparent magnitude:

7,7 mag

Distance:

60.000 ly

Expansion:

220 ly

RA-Coordinates:

13h 12m 55,2s

Dec-Coordinates:

+18° 10' 09''

Image information

Field of view width:

144,639'

Field of view height:

97,068'

Image scaling:

1,676''/pixel

Apparent object width:

12,6'

Apparent object height:

12,6'

Notes:

On the right of the star cluster is NGC 5053.

M54 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M54, NGC 6715, Mel 216, Ben 118

Apparent magnitude:

8,37 mag

Distance:

87.400 ly

Expansion:

231 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 55m 03,28s

Dec-Coordinates:

-30° 28' 43''

Image information

Field of view width:

59,934'

Field of view height:

45,311'

Image scaling:

0,772''/pixel

Apparent object width:

9,1'

Apparent object height:

9,1'

M55 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M55, NGC 6809, Mel 221, Ben 122

Apparent magnitude:

7,42 mag

Distance:

17.300 ly

Expansion:

96 ly

RA-Coordinates:

19h 39m 59,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

-30° 57' 53,1''

Image information

Field of view width:

60,483'

Field of view height:

45,726'

Image scaling:

0,779''/pixel

Apparent object width:

19'

Apparent object height:

19'

M56 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M56, NGC 6779, Mel 220

Apparent magnitude:

8,27 mag

Distance:

32.900 ly

Expansion:

84 ly

RA-Coordinates:

19h 16m 35,5s

Dec-Coordinates:

+30° 11' 04,2''

Image information

Field of view width:

60,029'

Field of view height:

40,384'

Image scaling:

1,095''/pixel

Apparent object width:

8,8'

Apparent object height:

8,8'

M57 - Ring-Nebel

Derryk, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M57, NGC 6720, PN G063.1+13.9, PK 063+13.1

Apparent magnitude:

8,8 mag

Distance:

2.300 ly

Expansion:

0,9 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 53m 35,079s

Dec-Coordinates:

+33° 01' 45,03''

Image information

Field of view width:

29,867'

Field of view height:

22,4'

Image scaling:

0,28''/pixel

Apparent object width:

1,4'

Apparent object height:

1'

Notes:

M57 is visible in the center of the image.

Diagonally right below is the spiral galaxy IC 1296.

M58 - Spiralgalaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M58, NGC 4579

Apparent magnitude:

9,6 mag

Distance:

66.000.000 ly

Expansion:

115.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 37m 43,5s

Dec-Coordinates:

+11° 49' 05''

Image information

Field of view width:

38,2'

Field of view height:

25,427'

Image scaling:

1,194''/pixel

Apparent object width:

6'

Apparent object height:

4,8'

M59 - Elliptische Galaxie

Ole Nielsen, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M59, NGC 4621

Apparent magnitude:

9,7 mag

Distance:

19.000.000 ly

Expansion:

29.800 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 42m 02,2s

Dec-Coordinates:

+11° 38' 49''

Image information

Field of view width:

19,835'

Field of view height:

14,876'

Image scaling:

1,859''/pixel

Apparent object width:

5,4'

Apparent object height:

3,7'

M60 - Elliptische Galaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M60, NGC 4649

Apparent magnitude:

8,8 mag

Distance:

47.000.000 ly

Expansion:

104.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 43m 40s

Dec-Coordinates:

+11° 33' 10''

Image information

Field of view width:

15,3'

Field of view height:

15,3'

Image scaling:

0,478''/pixel

Apparent object width:

7,6'

Apparent object height:

6,2'

Notes:

On the lower left is M60. Above it on the right is NGC 4647.
Together they form the galaxy pair Arp 116.

M61 - Spiralgalaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M61, NGC 4303

Apparent magnitude:

9,3 mag

Distance:

66.000.000 ly

Expansion:

125.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 21m 54,9s

Dec-Coordinates:

+04° 28' 25''

Image information

Field of view width:

38,797'

Field of view height:

24,975'

Image scaling:

1,212''/pixel

Apparent object width:

6,5'

Apparent object height:

5,9'

Notes:

Oblique top left is the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4301.

Oblique top right is the galaxy NGC 4292.

M62 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M62, NGC 6266, Mel 159, Ben 85

Apparent magnitude:

6,4 mag

Distance:

22.500 ly

Expansion:

92 ly

RA-Coordinates:

17h 1m 12,6s

Dec-Coordinates:

-30° 06' 45''

Image information

Field of view width:

81,117'

Field of view height:

54,205'

Image scaling:

2,535''/pixel

Apparent object width:

14,1'

Apparent object height:

14,1'

M63 - Sonnenblumengalaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M63, NGC 5055

Apparent magnitude:

8,5 mag

Distance:

25.000.000 ly

Expansion:

91.600 ly

RA-Coordinates:

13h 15m 49,3s

Dec-Coordinates:

+42° 01' 45''

Image information

Field of view width:

41,493'

Field of view height:

26,841'

Image scaling:

1,297''/pixel

Apparent object width:

12,6'

Apparent object height:

7,2'

M64 - Black-Eye-Galaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M64, NGC 4826

Apparent magnitude:

8,5 mag

Distance:

18.000.000 ly

Expansion:

52.400 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 56m 43,6s

Dec-Coordinates:

+21° 40' 59''

Image information

Field of view width:

27,321'

Field of view height:

27,321'

Image scaling:

0,715''/pixel

Apparent object width:

10'

Apparent object height:

5,4'

M65 - Spiralgalaxie

Marekmazuch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M65, NGC 3623

Apparent magnitude:

9,2 mag

Distance:

32.000.000 ly

Expansion:

91.200 ly

RA-Coordinates:

11h 18m 55,9s

Dec-Coordinates:

+13° 05' 33''

Image information

Field of view width:

58,664'

Field of view height:

41,738'

Image scaling:

0,805''/pixel

Apparent object width:

9,8'

Apparent object height:

2,9'

Notes:

On the right is NGC 3628.

On the left is M66 and below it M65.

The three galaxies are called the Leo Triplet (Arp 317).

M66 - Spiralgalaxie

Marekmazuch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M66, NGC 3627, Arp 16

Apparent magnitude:

8,9 mag

Distance:

29.000.000 ly

Expansion:

76.800 ly

RA-Coordinates:

11h 20m 14,9s

Dec-Coordinates:

+12° 59' 30''

Image information

Field of view width:

58,664'

Field of view height:

41,738'

Image scaling:

0,805''/pixel

Apparent object width:

9,1'

Apparent object height:

4,1'

Notes:

On the right is NGC 3628.

On the left is M66 and below it M65.

The three galaxies are called the Leo Triplet (Arp 317).

M67 - Offener Sternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M67, NGC 2682, Mel 94

Apparent magnitude:

6,9 mag

Distance:

2.700 ly

Expansion:

24 ly

RA-Coordinates:

08h 51m 18s

Dec-Coordinates:

+11° 48' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

66,984'

Field of view height:

68,507'

Image scaling:

1,549''/pixel

Apparent object width:

30'

Apparent object height:

30'

M68 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M68, NGC 4590, Mel 113, Ben 51

Apparent magnitude:

7,3 mag

Distance:

33.300 ly

Expansion:

107 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 39m 28s

Dec-Coordinates:

-26° 44' 35''

Image information

Field of view width:

65,656'

Field of view height:

39,394'

Image scaling:

2,052''/pixel

Apparent object width:

11'

Apparent object height:

11'

M69 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M69, NGC 6637, Mel 202, Ben 112

Apparent magnitude:

8,31 mag

Distance:

29.700 ly

Expansion:

61 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 31m 23,2s

Dec-Coordinates:

-32° 20' 52,7''

Image information

Field of view width:

60,54'

Field of view height:

45,769'

Image scaling:

0,78''/pixel

Apparent object width:

7,1'

Apparent object height:

7,1'

M70 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M70, NGC 6681, Mel 211, Ben 115

Apparent magnitude:

9,06 mag

Distance:

29.300 ly

Expansion:

66 ly

RA-Coordinates:

18h 43m 12,6s

Dec-Coordinates:

-32° 17' 30,8''

Image information

Field of view width:

62,075'

Field of view height:

46,912'

Image scaling:

1,94''/pixel

Apparent object width:

7,8'

Apparent object height:

7,8'

M71 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M71, NGC 6838, Mel 226

Apparent magnitude:

6,1 mag

Distance:

13.000 ly

Expansion:

27 ly

RA-Coordinates:

19h 53m 46,1s

Dec-Coordinates:

+18° 46' 42,3''

Image information

Field of view width:

62,509'

Field of view height:

47,258'

Image scaling:

0,806''/pixel

Apparent object width:

7,2'

Apparent object height:

7,2'

M72 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M72, NGC 6981, Mel 233, Ben 125

Apparent magnitude:

9,3 mag

Distance:

55.000 ly

Expansion:

106 ly

RA-Coordinates:

20h 53m 27,9s

Dec-Coordinates:

-12° 32' 13''

Image information

Field of view width:

60,029'

Field of view height:

45,365'

Image scaling:

1,876''/pixel

Apparent object width:

6,6'

Apparent object height:

6,6'

M73 - Asterismus

Derryk, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M73, NGC 6994

Apparent magnitude:

9 mag

Distance:

2.500 ly

Expansion:

2 ly

RA-Coordinates:

20h 59m 00s

Dec-Coordinates:

-12° 38' 00''

Image information

Field of view width:

30,333'

Field of view height:

22,867'

Image scaling:

0,28''/pixel

Apparent object width:

2,8'

Apparent object height:

2,8'

M74 - Spiralgalaxie

Robert Eder, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M74, NGC 628

Apparent magnitude:

9,1 mag

Distance:

34.000.000 ly

Expansion:

104.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

01h 36m 41,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

+15° 47' 01''

Image information

Field of view width:

40,182'

Field of view height:

30,081'

Image scaling:

1,332''/pixel

Apparent object width:

10,5'

Apparent object height:

9,5'

M75 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M75, NGC 6864, Mel 228, Ben 124

Apparent magnitude:

9,18 mag

Distance:

67.500 ly

Expansion:

134 ly

RA-Coordinates:

20h 06m 04,8s

Dec-Coordinates:

-21° 55' 20,1''

Image information

Field of view width:

27,12'

Field of view height:

26,01'

Image scaling:

0,793''/pixel

Apparent object width:

6,8'

Apparent object height:

6,8'

M76 - Kleiner Hantelnebel

Gabe_S, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M76, NGC 650, NGC 651, PN G130.9-10.5, PK 130-10.1

Apparent magnitude:

10,1 mag

Distance:

3.400 ly

Expansion:

3,1 ly

RA-Coordinates:

01h 42m 19,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

+51° 34' 32''

Image information

Field of view width:

30,943'

Field of view height:

24,493'

Image scaling:

0,565''/pixel

Apparent object width:

3,12'

Apparent object height:

3,12'

M77 - Spiralgalaxie

Robert Eder, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M77, NGC 1068, Arp 37, Ben 9

Apparent magnitude:

8,9 mag

Distance:

51.000.000 ly

Expansion:

105.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

02h 42m 40,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

-00° 00' 48''

Image information

Field of view width:

51,056'

Field of view height:

53,36'

Image scaling:

1,317''/pixel

Apparent object width:

7,1'

Apparent object height:

6'

Notes:

Above is the galaxy NGC 1055.

M78 - Reflexionsnebel

jtrezzo, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M78, NGC 2068, vdB 59

Apparent magnitude:

8,3 mag

Distance:

1.600 ly

Expansion:

3,7 ly

RA-Coordinates:

05h 46m 46,8s

Dec-Coordinates:

+00° 04' 45''

Image information

Field of view width:

73,013'

Field of view height:

47,853'

Image scaling:

0,8''/pixel

Apparent object width:

8'

Apparent object height:

6'

Notes:

In the center the large reflection nebula is M78.

Adjacent to it on the right is the reflection nebula NGC 2064.

Diagonally above on the left is NGC 2067.

To the left of the reflection nebula is NGC 2071.

M79 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M79, NGC 1904, Mel 34, Ben 34

Apparent magnitude:

7,7 mag

Distance:

41.000 ly

Expansion:

114 ly

RA-Coordinates:

05h 24m 10,6s

Dec-Coordinates:

-24° 31' 27''

Image information

Field of view width:

49,557'

Field of view height:

37,451'

Image scaling:

1,549''/pixel

Apparent object width:

9,6'

Apparent object height:

9,6'

M80 - Kugelsternhaufen

Kenn, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M80, NGC 6093, Mel 142, Ben 73

Apparent magnitude:

7,3 mag

Distance:

33.000 ly

Expansion:

96 ly

RA-Coordinates:

16h 17m 02,5s

Dec-Coordinates:

-22° 58' 30''

Image information

Field of view width:

29,218'

Field of view height:

22,071'

Image scaling:

0,523''/pixel

Apparent object width:

10'

Apparent object height:

10'

M81 - Bodes Galaxie

Keesscherer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M81, NGC 3031

Apparent magnitude:

7 mag

Distance:

12.000.000 ly

Expansion:

86.900 ly

RA-Coordinates:

09h 55m 33,2s

Dec-Coordinates:

+69° 03' 55''

Image information

Field of view width:

95,118'

Field of view height:

69,111'

Image scaling:

2,155''/pixel

Apparent object width:

24,9'

Apparent object height:

11,5'

Notes:

In the center is M81.

On the right is M82.

The small galaxy in the upper left is NGC 3077.

M82 - Zigarren-Galaxie

Keesscherer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M82, NGC 3034, Arp 337

Apparent magnitude:

8,6 mag

Distance:

14.000.000 ly

Expansion:

45.600 ly

RA-Coordinates:

09h 55m 52,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

+69° 40' 46''

Image information

Field of view width:

95,118'

Field of view height:

69,111'

Image scaling:

2,155''/pixel

Apparent object width:

11,2'

Apparent object height:

4,3'

Notes:

In the center is M81.

On the right is M82.

The small galaxy in the upper left is NGC 3077.

M83 - Südliche Feuerrad-Galaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M83, NGC 5236, Ben 63

Apparent magnitude:

7,5 mag

Distance:

17.000.000 ly

Expansion:

63.800 ly

RA-Coordinates:

13h 37m 00,9s

Dec-Coordinates:

-29° 51' 56''

Image information

Field of view width:

37,956'

Field of view height:

37,956'

Image scaling:

1,186''/pixel

Apparent object width:

12,9'

Apparent object height:

11,5'

M84 - Elliptische Galaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M84, NGC 4374

Apparent magnitude:

9,2 mag

Distance:

43.000.000 ly

Expansion:

81.300 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 25m 03,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

+12° 53' 13''

Image information

Field of view width:

44,339'

Field of view height:

27,327'

Image scaling:

1,62''/pixel

Apparent object width:

6,5'

Apparent object height:

5,6'

Notes:

Above M86 is the Galaxie NGC 4402.

Between M86 and M84 a bit below is the glaxia NGC 4387.

Below M84 almost at the edge is the elliptical galaxy IC 3303.

In the lower left corner there is the outlier of NGC 4425.

M85 - Elliptische oder Linsenförmige Galaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M85, NGC 4382

Apparent magnitude:

9,1 mag

Distance:

60.000.000 ly

Expansion:

124.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 25m 24,1s

Dec-Coordinates:

+18° 11' 29''

Image information

Field of view width:

60,13'

Field of view height:

45,442'

Image scaling:

1,879''/pixel

Apparent object width:

7,1'

Apparent object height:

5,5'

Notes:

To the left is the galaxy NGC 4394.

M86 - Linsenförmige Galaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M86, NGC 4406

Apparent magnitude:

8,9 mag

Distance:

53.000.000 ly

Expansion:

137.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 26m 11,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

+12° 56' 46''

Image information

Field of view width:

44,339'

Field of view height:

27,327'

Image scaling:

1,62''/pixel

Apparent object width:

8,9'

Apparent object height:

5,8'

Notes:

Above M86 is the Galaxie NGC 4402.

Between M86 and M84 a bit below is the glaxia NGC 4387.

Below M84 almost at the edge is the elliptical galaxy IC 3303.

In the lower left corner there is the outlier of NGC 4425.

M87 - Virgo A-Galaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M87, NGC 4486, Arp 152

Apparent magnitude:

8,6 mag

Distance:

55.000.000 ly

Expansion:

133.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 30m 49,4s

Dec-Coordinates:

+12° 23' 28''

Image information

Field of view width:

42,33'

Field of view height:

42,33'

Image scaling:

1,674''/pixel

Apparent object width:

8,3'

Apparent object height:

6,6'

Notes:

M87 has a jet to the side, which is visible in different waves.

It is the galaxy where a photo of a black hole was first captured.

M88 - Spiralgalaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M88, NGC 4501

Apparent magnitude:

9,4 mag

Distance:

100.000.000 ly

Expansion:

198.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 31m 59,1s

Dec-Coordinates:

+12° 25' 13''

Image information

Field of view width:

22,723'

Field of view height:

21,233'

Image scaling:

1,687''/pixel

Apparent object width:

6,8'

Apparent object height:

3,7'

M89 - Elliptische Galaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M89, NGC 4552

Apparent magnitude:

9,9 mag

Distance:

13.000.000 ly

Expansion:

13.200 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 35m 39,8s

Dec-Coordinates:

+12° 33' 23''

Image information

Field of view width:

34,187'

Field of view height:

29,75'

Image scaling:

1,633''/pixel

Apparent object width:

3,5'

Apparent object height:

3,5'

M90 - Spiralgalaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M90, NGC 4569, Arp 76

Apparent magnitude:

9,4 mag

Distance:

44.000.000 ly

Expansion:

122.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 36m 49,8s

Dec-Coordinates:

+13° 09' 47''

Image information

Field of view width:

36,29'

Field of view height:

23,192'

Image scaling:

1,134''/pixel

Apparent object width:

9,5'

Apparent object height:

4,4'

Notes:

Above M90 is the galaxy IC 3583.

M91 - Spiralgalaxie

Jschulman555, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M91, NGC 4548

Apparent magnitude:

10,1 mag

Distance:

20.000.000 ly

Expansion:

30.300 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 35m 26,4s

Dec-Coordinates:

+14° 29' 47''

Image information

Field of view width:

12,332'

Field of view height:

10,071'

Image scaling:

0,206''/pixel

Apparent object width:

5,2'

Apparent object height:

4,2'

Notes:

Above you can see the galaxy PGC 169575.

Directly below M91 is the galaxy PGC 169578.

On some images often the galaxy PGC 41978 can be seen in the lower left corner, which is not shown here anymore.

M92 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M92, NGC 6341, Mel 168

Apparent magnitude:

6,5 mag

Distance:

27.000 ly

Expansion:

110 ly

RA-Coordinates:

17h 17m 07,3s

Dec-Coordinates:

+43° 08' 11''

Image information

Field of view width:

45,322'

Field of view height:

30,262'

Image scaling:

1,416''/pixel

Apparent object width:

14'

Apparent object height:

14'

M93 - Offener Sternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M93, NGC 2447, Mel 76

Apparent magnitude:

6,2 mag

Distance:

3.600 ly

Expansion:

23 ly

RA-Coordinates:

07h 44m 30s

Dec-Coordinates:

-23° 51' 24''

Image information

Field of view width:

75,036'

Field of view height:

50,024'

Image scaling:

2,345''/pixel

Apparent object width:

22'

Apparent object height:

22'

M94 - Spiralgalaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M94, NGC 4736

Apparent magnitude:

8,1 mag

Distance:

16.000.000 ly

Expansion:

67.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 50m 53s

Dec-Coordinates:

+41° 07' 14''

Image information

Field of view width:

37,986'

Field of view height:

37,986'

Image scaling:

1,544''/pixel

Apparent object width:

14,4'

Apparent object height:

12,1'

M95 - Spiralgalaxie

Anttler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M95, NGC 3351

Apparent magnitude:

9,8 mag

Distance:

30.000.000 ly

Expansion:

64.600 ly

RA-Coordinates:

10h 43m 57,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

+11° 42' 14''

Image information

Field of view width:

59,592'

Field of view height:

43,453'

Image scaling:

3,725''/pixel

Apparent object width:

7,4'

Apparent object height:

5'

Notes:

The galaxy on the left is M95.

On the right is M96.

M96 - Spiralgalaxie

Anttler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M96, NGC 3368

Apparent magnitude:

9,3 mag

Distance:

36.000.000 ly

Expansion:

81.700 ly

RA-Coordinates:

10h 46m 45,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

+11° 49' 12''

Image information

Field of view width:

59,592'

Field of view height:

43,453'

Image scaling:

3,725''/pixel

Apparent object width:

7,8'

Apparent object height:

5,2'

Notes:

The galaxy on the left is M95.

On the right is M96.

M97 - Eulennebel

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M97, NGC 3587, PN G148.4+57.0, PK 148+57.1

Apparent magnitude:

9,9 mag

Distance:

2.800 ly

Expansion:

2,8 ly

RA-Coordinates:

11h 14m 47,7s

Dec-Coordinates:

+55° 01' 09''

Image information

Field of view width:

45,732'

Field of view height:

30,536'

Image scaling:

1,429''/pixel

Apparent object width:

3,4'

Apparent object height:

3,3'

M98 - Spiralgalaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M98, NGC 4192

Apparent magnitude:

10,1 mag

Distance:

46.000.000 ly

Expansion:

131.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 13m 48,3s

Dec-Coordinates:

+14° 54' 01''

Image information

Field of view width:

35,996'

Field of view height:

23,904'

Image scaling:

1,125''/pixel

Apparent object width:

9,8'

Apparent object height:

2,8'

Notes:

Below in extension of M98 is the galaxy NGC 4186.

Diagonally right below M98 (the faint spot) is the galaxy NGC 4192A and just above this spot is even fainter VCC 79.

M99 - Spiralgalaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M99, NGC 4254

Apparent magnitude:

9,7 mag

Distance:

105.000.000 ly

Expansion:

162.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 18m 49,6s

Dec-Coordinates:

+14° 24' 59''

Image information

Field of view width:

36,154'

Field of view height:

23,745'

Image scaling:

1,13''/pixel

Apparent object width:

5,3'

Apparent object height:

4,6'

M100 - Spiralgalaxie

Rodd, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M100, NGC 4321

Apparent magnitude:

9,3 mag

Distance:

68.000.000 ly

Expansion:

148.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 22m 54,8s

Dec-Coordinates:

+15° 49' 19''

Image information

Field of view width:

55,818'

Field of view height:

40,742'

Image scaling:

1,565''/pixel

Apparent object width:

7,5'

Apparent object height:

6,1'

Notes:

The upper galaxy is M100.

The small one diagonally to the right below it is NGC 4312.

M101 - Feuerrad-Galaxie

Keesscherer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M101, NGC 5457, Arp 26

Apparent magnitude:

7,5 mag

Distance:

16.000.000 ly

Expansion:

134.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

14h 03m 12,5s

Dec-Coordinates:

+54° 20' 56''

Image information

Field of view width:

84,11'

Field of view height:

44,604'

Image scaling:

2,549''/pixel

Apparent object width:

28,8'

Apparent object height:

26,9'

Notes:

The galaxy on the lower right is the Fire Wheel Galaxy M101.

In the upper left corner is NGC 5474.

M102 - Linsenförmige Galaxie

joelshep, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M102, NGC 5866

Apparent magnitude:

9,9 mag

Distance:

40.000.000 ly

Expansion:

75.600 ly

RA-Coordinates:

15h 6m 29,5s

Dec-Coordinates:

+55° 45' 48''

Image information

Field of view width:

16,693'

Field of view height:

12,729'

Image scaling:

0,626''/pixel

Apparent object width:

6,5'

Apparent object height:

3,1'

M103 - Offener Sternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M103, NGC 581, Mel 8

Apparent magnitude:

7,4 mag

Distance:

8.500 ly

Expansion:

15 ly

RA-Coordinates:

01h 33m 21,8s

Dec-Coordinates:

+60° 39' 29''

Image information

Field of view width:

60,316'

Field of view height:

45,582'

Image scaling:

1,885''/pixel

Apparent object width:

6'

Apparent object height:

6'

M104 - Sombrerogalaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M104, NGC 4594, Ben 52

Apparent magnitude:

8,3 mag

Distance:

40.000.000 ly

Expansion:

100.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 39m 59,4s

Dec-Coordinates:

-11° 37' 23''

Image information

Field of view width:

41,065'

Field of view height:

27,056'

Image scaling:

1,283''/pixel

Apparent object width:

8,6'

Apparent object height:

4,2'

M105 - Elliptische Galaxie

EXT64, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M105, NGC 3379

Apparent magnitude:

9,5 mag

Distance:

37.000.000 ly

Expansion:

57.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

10h 47m 49,6s

Dec-Coordinates:

+12° 34' 54''

Image information

Field of view width:

35,683'

Field of view height:

24,167'

Image scaling:

0,378''/pixel

Apparent object width:

5,3'

Apparent object height:

4,8'

Notes:

Below is M105.

Diagonally right above you can see the galaxy NGC 3384 (NGC 3371).

Diagonally left above you can see the galaxy NGC 3389 (NGC 3373).

M106 - Spiralgalaxie

Hewholooks, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M106, NGC 4258

Apparent magnitude:

8,3 mag

Distance:

23.000.000 ly

Expansion:

124.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

12h 18m 57,5s

Dec-Coordinates:

+47° 18' 14''

Image information

Field of view width:

61,544'

Field of view height:

41,004'

Image scaling:

4,616''/pixel

Apparent object width:

18,6'

Apparent object height:

7,2'

Notes:

On the far left is M106.

The small galaxy next to it is NGC 4248.

On the lower right is the galaxy NGC 4217.

M107 - Kugelsternhaufen

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M107, NGC 6171, Mel 148, Ben 79

Apparent magnitude:

7,8 mag

Distance:

20.900 ly

Expansion:

79 ly

RA-Coordinates:

16h 32m 31,9s

Dec-Coordinates:

-13° 03' 13''

Image information

Field of view width:

60,561'

Field of view height:

42,83'

Image scaling:

0,792''/pixel

Apparent object width:

13'

Apparent object height:

13'

M108 - Spiralgalaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M108, NGC 3556

Apparent magnitude:

9,9 mag

Distance:

34.000.000 ly

Expansion:

85.100 ly

RA-Coordinates:

11h 11m 31s

Dec-Coordinates:

+55° 40' 27''

Image information

Field of view width:

32,895'

Field of view height:

32,895'

Image scaling:

0,773''/pixel

Apparent object width:

8,6'

Apparent object height:

2,4'

M109 - Spiralgalaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0

Object information

Catalog designations:

M109, NGC 3992

Apparent magnitude:

9,8 mag

Distance:

50.000.000 ly

Expansion:

109.000 ly

RA-Coordinates:

11h 57m 36s

Dec-Coordinates:

+53° 22' 28''

Image information

Field of view width:

38,716'

Field of view height:

25,327'

Image scaling:

1,21''/pixel

Apparent object width:

7,5'

Apparent object height:

4,4'

Notes:

On the left in extension of M109 is UGC 6969.

Below is UGC 6940.

And at the very bottom of the image (between center and right edge) a part of UGC 6923 shimmers.

M110 - Elliptische Galaxie

Starhopper, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Object information

Catalog designations:

M110, NGC 205

Apparent magnitude:

7,9 mag

Distance:

2.200.000 ly

Expansion:

12.500 ly

RA-Coordinates:

00h 40m 22,1s

Dec-Coordinates:

+41° 41' 07''

Image information

Field of view width:

219,765'

Field of view height:

143,015'

Image scaling:

1,673''/pixel

Apparent object width:

19,5'

Apparent object height:

11,5'

Notes:

The galaxy to the left of Andromeda in the image of M31.

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