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M1 Supernova Remnant
Crab Nebula, IRAS 05315+2158, LBN 833, M 1, NGC 1952
Tau Mag 8.400 8.0′ × 4.0′ 05h 34m 32s · +22° 00′ 52″
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M10 Globular Cluster
M 10, NGC 6254
Oph Mag 4.980 9.3′ 16h 57m 9s · -04° 05′ 58″
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M100 Galaxy
M 100, NGC 4321
Com Mag 9.470 6.1′ × 5.6′ 12h 22m 55s · +15° 49′ 19″
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M101 Galaxy
M 101, NGC 5457
UMa Mag 7.900 24.0′ × 23.1′ 14h 03m 13s · +54° 20′ 56″
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M102 Galaxy
15h 06m 30s · +55° 45′ 48″
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M103 Open Cluster
M 103, NGC 581
Cas Mag 7.400 4.5′ 01h 33m 22s · +60° 39′ 29″
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M104 Galaxy
M 104, NGC 4594
Vir Mag 8.590 8.5′ × 4.9′ 12h 39m 59s · -11° 37′ 23″
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M105 Galaxy
M 105, NGC 3379
Leo Mag 9.270 4.9′ × 4.3′ 10h 47m 50s · +12° 34′ 54″
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M106 Galaxy
M 106, NGC 4258
CVn Mag 9.290 17.0′ × 7.2′ 12h 18m 57s · +47° 18′ 14″
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M107 Globular Cluster
M 107, NGC 6171
Oph Mag 8.850 7.8′ 16h 32m 32s · -13° 03′ 13″
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M108 Galaxy
M 108, NGC 3556
UMa Mag 10.050 4.0′ × 1.7′ 11h 11m 31s · +55° 40′ 27″
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M109 Galaxy
M 109, NGC 3992
UMa Mag 9.880 8.1′ × 5.6′ 11h 57m 36s · +53° 22′ 28″
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M11 Open Cluster
M 11, NGC 6705
Sct Mag 5.800 9.0′ 18h 51m 6s · -06° 16′ 12″
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M110 Galaxy
2MASX J00402207+4141070, IRAS 00376+4124, M 110, MCG +07-02-014, NGC 205, PGC 002429, PGC 2429, UGC 00426, UGC 426
And Mag 8.150 16.2′ × 9.6′ 00h 40m 22s · +41° 41′ 7″
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M12 Globular Cluster
M 12, NGC 6218
Oph Mag 6.070 11.1′ 16h 47m 15s · -01° 56′ 52″
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M13 Globular Cluster
M 13, NGC 6205
Her Mag 5.800 16.5′ 16h 41m 42s · +36° 27′ 41″
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M14 Globular Cluster
M 14, NGC 6402
Oph Mag 5.730 9.9′ 17h 37m 36s · -03° 14′ 45″
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M15 Globular Cluster
M 15, NGC 7078
Peg Mag 6.300 11.1′ 21h 29m 58s · +12° 10′ 1″
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M16 Nebula
Eagle Nebula, LBN 67, M 16, MWSC 2886, NGC 6611
Se2 Mag 6.000 120.0′ × 25.0′ 18h 18m 48s · -13° 48′ 26″
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M17 Nebula
Checkmark Nebula, LBN 60, Lobster Nebula, M 17, MWSC 2896, NGC 6618, omega Nebula, Swan Nebula
Sgr Mag 7.000 12.6′ 18h 20m 47s · -16° 10′ 18″
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M18 Open Cluster
M 18, NGC 6613
Sgr Mag 6.900 6.0′ 18h 19m 58s · -17° 06′ 7″
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M19 Globular Cluster
M 19, NGC 6273
Oph Mag 5.570 7.5′ 17h 02m 38s · -26° 16′ 5″
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M2 Globular Cluster
M 2, NGC 7089
Aqr Mag 6.250 8.4′ 21h 33m 27s · -00° 49′ 24″
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M20 Nebula
LBN 27, M 20, MWSC 2789, NGC 6514, Trifid Nebula
Sgr Mag 8.500 28.0′ × 28.0′ 18h 02m 42s · -22° 58′ 19″
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M21 Open Cluster
M 21, NGC 6531
Sgr Mag 5.900 6.0′ 18h 04m 13s · -22° 29′ 24″
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M22 Globular Cluster
M 22, NGC 6656
Sgr Mag 6.170 12.6′ 18h 36m 24s · -23° 54′ 12″
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M23 Open Cluster
M 23, NGC 6494
Sgr Mag 5.500 16.8′ 17h 57m 5s · -18° 59′ 7″
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M24 Stellar Association
IC 4715, M 24
Sgr Mag 4.500 120.0′ × 60.0′ 18h 16m 56s · -18° 30′ 52″
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M25 Open Cluster
IC 4725, M 25
Sgr Mag 4.600 14.1′ 18h 31m 47s · -19° 06′ 54″
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M26 Open Cluster
M 26, NGC 6694
Sct Mag 8.870 6.0′ 18h 45m 19s · -09° 23′ 1″
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M27 Planetary Nebula
M 27, NGC 6853
Vul Mag 7.400 6.7′ 19h 59m 36s · +22° 43′ 16″
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M28 Globular Cluster
M 28, NGC 6626
Sgr Mag 6.900 5.1′ 18h 24m 33s · -24° 52′ 11″
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M29 Open Cluster
M 29, NGC 6913
Cyg Mag 6.600 3.6′ 20h 23m 58s · +38° 30′ 28″
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M3 Globular Cluster
M 3, NGC 5272
CVn Mag 6.390 16.2′ 13h 42m 11s · +28° 22′ 32″
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M30 Globular Cluster
M 30, NGC 7099
Cap Mag 7.100 9.0′ 21h 40m 22s · -23° 10′ 45″
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M31 Galaxy
2MASX J00424433+4116074, Andromeda Galaxy, IRAS 00400+4059, M 31, MCG +07-02-016, NGC 224, PGC 002557, PGC 2557, UGC 00454, UGC 454
And Mag 3.440 177.8′ × 69.7′ 00h 42m 44s · +41° 16′ 9″
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M32 Galaxy
2MASX J00424182+4051546, IRAS 00399+4035, M 32, MCG +07-02-015, NGC 221, PGC 002555, PGC 2555, UGC 00452, UGC 452
And Mag 8.130 7.7′ × 4.9′ 00h 42m 42s · +40° 51′ 55″
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M33 Galaxy
M 33, NGC 598
Tri Mag 5.790 62.1′ × 36.7′ 01h 33m 51s · +30° 39′ 37″
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M34 Open Cluster
M 34, NGC 1039
Per Mag 5.200 22.5′ 02h 42m 7s · +42° 44′ 46″
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M35 Open Cluster
M 35, NGC 2168
Gem Mag 5.100 24.0′ 06h 09m 5s · +24° 20′ 19″
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M36 Open Cluster
M 36, NGC 1960
Aur Mag 6.000 7.2′ 05h 36m 18s · +34° 08′ 27″
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M37 Open Cluster
M 37, NGC 2099
Aur Mag 5.600 11.4′ 05h 52m 18s · +32° 33′ 11″
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M38 Open Cluster
M 38, NGC 1912
Aur Mag 6.400 9.6′ 05h 28m 42s · +35° 51′ 18″
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M39 Open Cluster
M 39, NGC 7092
Cyg Mag 4.600 19.5′ 21h 31m 48s · +48° 26′ 17″
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M4 Globular Cluster
M 4, NGC 6121
Sco Mag 5.400 28.2′ 16h 23m 35s · -26° 31′ 32″
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M40
12h 22m 12s · +58° 05′ 0″
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M41 Open Cluster
M 41, NGC 2287
CMa Mag 4.500 12.0′ 06h 46m 0s · -20° 45′ 15″
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M42 Cluster Nebula
Great Orion Nebula, LBN 974, M 42, MWSC 0582, MWSC 582, NGC 1976, Orion Nebula
Ori Mag 4.000 90.0′ × 60.0′ 05h 35m 16s · -05° 23′ 23″