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Messier 1 (NGC 1952)
Planetary Nebula in Taurus RA: 5h 34.5m Decl: 22 1' Mag: 8.4m Size:6x4'
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Messier 2 (NGC 7089)
Globular Cluster in Aquarius RA: 21h 33.5m Decl: 0 50' Mag: 6.3m Size:8.2'
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Messier 3 (NGC 5272)
Globular Cluster in Canes.Venatici RA: 13h 42.2m Decl: 28 23' Mag: 6.4m Size:19'
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Messier 4 (NGC 6121)
Globular Cluster in Scorpius RA: 16h 23.7m Decl: 26 31' Mag: 6.4m Size:14'
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Messier 5 (NGC 5904)
Globular Cluster in Serpens RA: 15h 18.5m Decl: 2 5' Mag: 6.2m Size:12.7'
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Messier 6 (NGC 6405)
Open Cluster in Scorpius RA: 17h 40.1m Decl: -32 13' Mag: 5.3m Size:25'
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Messier 7 (NGC 6475)
Open Cluster in Scorpius RA: 17h 53.9m Decl: -34 49' Mag: 3.2m Size:60'
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Messier 8 (NGC 6523)
Dark Nebula in Sagittarius RA: 18h 3.2m Decl: -24 23' Mag: 6.0m Size:60x35'
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Messier 9 (NGC 6333)
Globular Cluster in Ophiucus RA: 17h 19.1m Decl: -18 31' Mag: 7.3m Size:6'
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Messier 10 (NGC 6254)
Globular Cluster in Ophiucus RA: 16h 57.1m Decl: -4 7' Mag: 6.7m Size:8.2'
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Messier 11 (NGC 6705)
Open Cluster in Scutum RA: 18h 51.1m Decl: -6 16' Mag: 6.3m Size:10'
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Messier 12 (NGC 6218)
Globular Cluster in Ophiucus RA: 16h 47.2m Decl: -1 57' Mag: 6.6m Size:9.3'
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Messier 13 (NGC 6205)
Globular Cluster in Hercules RA: 16h 41.7m Decl: 36 27' Mag: 5.7m Size:10'
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Messier 14 (NGC 6402)
Globular Cluster in Ophiucus RA: 17h 37.6m Decl: -3 15' Mag: 7.7m Size:3'
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Messier 15 (NGC 7078)
Globular Cluster in Pegasus RA: 21h 30.0m Decl: 12 10' Mag: 6.0m Size:7.4'
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Messier 16 (NGC 6611)
Dark Nebula in Serpens RA: 18h 18.8m Decl: -13 47' Mag: 6.4m Size:35x28'
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Messier 17 (NGC 6618)
Dark Nebula in Sagittarius RA: 18h 20.8m Decl: -16 11' Mag: 7.0m Size:46x37'
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Messier 18 (NGC 6613)
Open Cluster in Sagittarius RA: 18h 19.9m Decl: -17 8' Mag: 7.5m Size:9'
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Messier 19 (NGC 6273)
Globular Cluster in Ophiucus RA: 17h 2.6m Decl: -26 15' Mag: 6.6m Size:4.3'
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Messier 20 (NGC 6514)
{H 336}
Dark Nebula in Sagittarius RA: 18h 1.9m Decl: -23 2' Mag: 9.0m Size:29x27'
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Messier 21 (NGC 6531)
Open Cluster in Sagittarius RA: 18h 4.7m Decl: -22 30' Mag: 6.5m Size:10'
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Messier 22 (NGC 6656)
Globular Cluster in Sagittarius RA: 18h 36.4m Decl: -23 55' Mag: 5.9m Size:17.3'
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Messier 23 (NGC 6494)
Open Cluster in Sagittarius RA: 17h 56.9m Decl: -19 1' Mag: 6.9m Size:25'
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Messier 24 (NGC 6603)
Star Cloud in Sagittarius RA: 18h 18.4m Decl: -18 25' Mag: 4.6m Size:90'
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Messier 25 (IC4725)
Open Cluster in Sagittarius RA: 18h 31.7m Decl: -19 15' Mag: 6.5m Size:40'
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Messier 26 (NGC 6694)
Open Cluster in Scutum RA: 18h 45.3m Decl: -9 24' Mag: 9.3m Size:9'
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Messier 27 (NGC 6853)
Planetary Nebula in Vulpecula RA: 19h 59.6m Decl: 22 43' Mag: 7.6m Size:8x4'
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Messier 28 (NGC 6626)
Globular Cluster in Sagittarius RA: 18h 24.6m Decl: -24 52' Mag: 7.3m Size:4.7'
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Messier 29 (NGC 6913)
Open Cluster in Cygnus RA: 20h 23.9m Decl: 38 32' Mag: 7.1m Size:12'
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Messier 30 (NGC 7099)
Globular Cluster in Capricornus RA: 21h 40.3m Decl: -23 11' Mag: 8.4m Size:5.7'
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Messier 31 (NGC 224)
Galaxy in Andromeda RA: 0h 42.7m Decl: 41 16' Mag: 4.8m Size:109x62'
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Messier 32 (NGC 221)
Galaxy in Andromeda RA: 0h 42.7m Decl: 40 52' Mag: 8.7m Size:8.7x6.5'
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Messier 33 (NGC 598)
{H 22}
Galaxy in Triangulum RA: 1h 33.8m Decl: 30 39' Mag: 6.7m Size:70.8x42'
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Messier 34 (NGC 1039)
Open Cluster in Perseus RA: 2h 42.0m Decl: 42 47' Mag: 5.5m Size:18'
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Messier 35 (NGC 2168)
Open Cluster in Gemini RA: 6h 8.9m Decl: 24 20' Mag: 5.3m Size:40'
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Messier 36 (NGC 1960)
Open Cluster in Auriga RA: 5h 35.3m Decl: 34 9' Mag: 6.3m Size:12'
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Messier 37 (NGC 2099)
Open Cluster in Auriga RA: 5h 52.4m Decl: 32 33' Mag: 6.2m Size:20'
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Messier 38 (NGC 1912)
Open Cluster in Auriga RA: 5h 28.7m Decl: 35 50' Mag: 7.4m Size:20'
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Messier 39 (NGC 7092)
Open Cluster in Cygnus RA: 21h 32.2m Decl: 48 26' Mag: 5.2m Size:30'
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Messier 40 (-)
Double Star in Ursa.Major RA: 12h 23.4m Decl: 58 3' Mag: 0.0m Size:0'
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Messier 41 (NGC 2287)
Open Cluster in Canis.Major RA: 6h 47.0m Decl: -20 44' Mag: 5.0m Size:30'
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Messier 42 (NGC 1976)
Dark Nebula in Orion RA: 5h 35.4m Decl: -5 23' Mag: 4.0m Size:66x60'
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Messier 43 (NGC 1982)
Dark Nebula in Orion RA: 5h 35.6m Decl: -5 16' Mag: 9.0m Size:20x15'
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Messier 44 (NGC 2632)
Open Cluster in Cancer RA: 8h 40.3m Decl: 19 49' Mag: 3.7m Size:95'
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Messier 45 (Mel.22)
Open Cluster in Taurus RA: 3h 47.1m Decl: 24 7' Mag: 1.4m Size:100'
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Messier 46 (NGC 2437)
Open Cluster in Puppis RA: 7h 41.8m Decl: -14 49' Mag: 6.0m Size:24'
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Messier 47 (NGC 2422)
{H 103}
Open Cluster in Puppis RA: 7h 36.6m Decl: -14 29' Mag: 4.5m Size:25'
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Messier 48 (NGC 2548)
{H 114}
Open Cluster in Hydra RA: 8h 13.7m Decl: -5 47' Mag: 5.3m Size:30'
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Messier 49 (NGC 4472)
Galaxy in Virgo RA: 12h 29.7m Decl: 7 59' Mag: 8.6m Size:2.8x1.8'
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Messier 50 (NGC 2323)
Open Cluster in Monoceros RA: 7h 3.0m Decl: -8 20' Mag: 6.9m Size:16'
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Messier 51 (NGC 5194)
Galaxy in Canes.Venatici RA: 13h 29.9m Decl: 47 12' Mag: 8.1m Size:11.2x7'
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Messier 52 (NGC 7654)
Open Cluster in Cassiopeia RA: 23h 24.2m Decl: 61 35' Mag: 7.3m Size:12'
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Messier 53 (NGC 5024)
Globular Cluster in Coma.Berenices RA: 13h 12.9m Decl: 18 10' Mag: 7.6m Size:10'
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Messier 54 (NGC 6715)
Globular Cluster in Sagittarius RA: 18h 55.2m Decl: -30 28' Mag: 7.3m Size:2.1'
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Messier 55 (NGC 6809)
Globular Cluster in Sagittarius RA: 19h 40.1m Decl: -30 56' Mag: 7.6m Size:10'
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Messier 56 (NGC 6779)
Globular Cluster in Lyra RA: 19h 16.6m Decl: 30 10' Mag: 8.2m Size:5'
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Messier 57 (NGC 6720)
Planetary Nebula in Lyra RA: 18h 53.6m Decl: 33 2' Mag: 9.3m Size:1.2x1'
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Messier 58 (NGC 4579)
Galaxy in Virgo RA: 12h 37.5m Decl: 11 49' Mag: 9.2m Size:4.4x3.5'
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Messier 59 (NGC 4621)
Galaxy in Virgo RA: 12h 42.0m Decl: 11 39' Mag: 9.6m Size:2.7x1.6'
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Messier 60 (NGC 4649)
Galaxy in Virgo RA: 12h 43.6m Decl: 11 33' Mag: 8.9m Size:2x1.8'
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Messier 61 (NGC 4303)
{H 228}
Galaxy in Virgo RA: 12h 22.0m Decl: 4 28' Mag: 10.1m Size:5.6x5.3'
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Messier 62 (NGC 6266)
Globular Cluster in Ophiucus RA: 17h 1.3m Decl: -30 7' Mag: 6.6m Size:4.3'
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Messier 63 (NGC 5055)
Galaxy in Canes.Venatici RA: 13h 15.8m Decl: 42 2' Mag: 9.5m Size:12.6x7'
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Messier 64 (NGC 4826)
Galaxy in Coma.Berenices RA: 12h 56.8m Decl: 21 41' Mag: 8.8m Size:10x5.4'
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Messier 65 (NGC 3623)
Galaxy in Leo RA: 11h 18.9m Decl: 13 6' Mag: 9.3m Size:7.8x1.5'
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Messier 66 (NGC 3627)
Galaxy in Leo RA: 11h 20.2m Decl: 13 0' Mag: 8.4m Size:9.1x4.2'
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Messier 67 (NGC 2682)
Open Cluster in Cancer RA: 8h 50.5m Decl: 11 49' Mag: 6.1m Size:15'
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Messier 68 (NGC 4590)
Globular Cluster in Hydra RA: 12h 39.5m Decl: -26 45' Mag: 8.2m Size:2.9'
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Messier 69 (NGC 6637)
Globular Cluster in Sagittarius RA: 18h 31.4m Decl: -32 21' Mag: 8.9m Size:2.8'
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Messier 70 (NGC 6681)
Globular Cluster in Sagittarius RA: 18h 43.3m Decl: -32 18' Mag: 9.6m Size:2.5'
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Messier 71 (NGC 6838)
Globular Cluster in Sagitta RA: 19h 53.7m Decl: 18 47' Mag: 9.0m Size:6.1'
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Messier 72 (NGC 6981)
Globular Cluster in Aquarius RA: 20h 53.4m Decl: -12 33' Mag: 9.8m Size:2'
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Messier 73 (NGC 6994)
Spiral Galaxy in Aquarius RA: 59h 0.1m Decl: -12 38' Mag: 20.0m Size:9.0'
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Messier 74 (NGC 628)
Galaxy in Pisces RA: 1h 36.7m Decl: 15 47' Mag: 10.2m Size:10.5x9.5'
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Messier 75 (NGC 6864)
Globular Cluster in Sagittarius RA: 20h 6.1m Decl: -21 55' Mag: 8.0m Size:1.9'
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Messier 76 (NGC 650)
Planetary Nebula in Perseus RA: 1h 42.0m Decl: 51 34' Mag: 12.2m Size:2.5x1.5'
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Messier 77 (NGC 1068)
Galaxy in Cetus RA: 2h 42.7m Decl: 0 1' Mag: 8.9m Size:7.1x6.0'
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Messier 78 (NGC 2068)
Dark Nebula in Orion RA: 5h 46.8m Decl: 0 3' Mag: 8.3m Size:8x6'
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Messier 79 (NGC 1904)
Globular Cluster in Lepus RA: 5h 24.3m Decl: -24 31' Mag: 7.9m Size:3.2'
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Messier 80 (NGC 6093)
Globular Cluster in Scorpius RA: 16h 17.1m Decl: -22 59' Mag: 7.7m Size:3.3'
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Messier 81 (NGC 3031)
Galaxy in Ursa.Major RA: 9h 55.6m Decl: 69 4' Mag: 7.9m Size:26.9x14'
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Messier 82 (NGC 3034)
{H 136}
Galaxy in Ursa.Major RA: 9h 56.0m Decl: 69 42' Mag: 8.8m Size:11x4.3'
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Messier 83 (NGC 5236)
Galaxy in Hydra RA: 13h 37.0m Decl: -29 52' Mag: 8.2m Size:13x11.5'
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Messier 84 (NGC 4374)
Galaxy in Virgo RA: 12h 25.0m Decl: 12 53' Mag: 10.0m Size:6.4x5.6'