List of DSOs

Legend:

Annotation	Meaning
Bold	Constellation
Italics	Star

List of Messier Objects

Messier number	Common name	Picture	Object type	How to find	Constellation	\(m\)
M1[17]	Crab Nebula		Supernova remnant	Find “V” shape in Taurus “V” shape branches into Elnath (Auriga) and Tianguan From Tianguan, move 1° in the direction of Elnath	Taurus	8.4
M2[18]	–		Globular cluster	Find the second star on the long arm of Aquarius (Sadalsuud) Draw a line to closest leg end of Pegasus (Enif) Move 4°45’ in the direction of this line from Sadalsuud	Aquarius	6.3
M3[19]	–		Globular cluster	Find Coma Berenices On the side pointing to Bootes, extend in the direction of the line by 6°51’ Or, Approximately 12° top right of Arcturus	Canes Venatici	6.2
M4[20]	–		Globular cluster	Beside Antares	Scorpius	5.9
M5[21]	Rose Cluster		Globular cluster	From Arcturus, draw line through straight leg of Bootes, extend for 15°	Serpens	6.7
M6[22]	Butterfly Cluster		Open cluster	Draw a line from Lesath to Shaula at the tail of Scorpius Extend line by 4°42’	Scorpius	4.2
M7[23]	Ptolemy Cluster		Open cluster	From previous line drawn to find M6, go perpendicularly up by approximately the same distance	Scorpius	3.3
M8[24]	Lagoon Nebula		Nebula with cluster	Form an equilateral triangle with Kaus Borealis and Polis, M8 is on the other end	Sagittarius	6.0
M9[25]	–		Globular cluster	Find the tombstone of Ophiuchus Taking Rasalhague to be the top, M9 is 3°37’ from the bottom left	Ophiuchus	8.4
M10[26]	–		Globular cluster	Middle of Ophiuchus	Ophiuchus	6.4
M11[27]	Wild Duck Cluster		Open cluster	Find the longest side of Scutum Starting from the star closest to Aquila, move 1°33’ along this side, M11 is slightly outside the shape of Scutum	Scutum	6.3
M12[28]	–		Globular cluster	Middle of Ophiuchus, towards the right of M10, side opposite of M9 and M14	Ophiuchus	7.7
M13[29]	Great Globular Cluster in Hercules		Globular cluster	Find the Trapezium of Hercules. On the side closer to Corona Borealis, M13 is at the midpoint of that side.	Hercules	5.8
M14[30]	–		Globular cluster	Find side of Ophiuchus closer to Sagittarius. M14 is 7°49’ from the top end, and lies 1°37’ outside the tombstone	Ophiuchus	8.3
M15[31]	–		Globular cluster	Find the corner of the square of Pegasus that is diagonally opposite of the corner that links to Andromeda. Make your way down the arm until it ends at Enif, draw a line from Biham to Enif, extend by 4° to M15	Pegasus	6.2
M16[32]	Eagle Nebula		H II region nebula with cluster	Find side of Scutum closest to Sagittarius. Extend the side in the direction of Ophiuchus by 2°34’.	Serpens	6.0
M17[33]	Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Lobster Nebula		H II region nebula with cluster	Forms an equilateral triangle with M16 and the closest star in Scutum.	Sagittarius	6.0
M18[34]	–		Open cluster	Right beside M17, direction of Sagittarius.	Sagittarius	7.5
M19[35]	–		Globular cluster	Draw a line from Sabik in Ophiuchus to Xamidura in Scorpius. M19 is in the middle.	Ophiuchus	7.5
M20[36]	Trifid Nebula		H II region nebula with cluster	Right beside M8, in the direction of Polis	Sagittarius	6.3
M21[37]	–		Open cluster	Right beside M20, in the direction of Polis	Sagittarius	6.5
M22[38]	Sagittarius Cluster		Globular cluster	Find the line connecting Polis and Kaus Borealis. From Kaus Borealis, draw a perpendicular line in the direction away from M8 of length 2°30’.	Sagittarius	5.1
M23[39]	–		Open cluster	Find the tail of Serpens. Take the 2 stars pointing towards Ophiuchus and extend in the other direction by 5°55’.	Sagittarius	6.9
M24[40]	Sagittarius Star Cloud		Milky Way star cloud	Between Polis and M17	Sagittarius	4.6
M25[41]	–		Open cluster	Find M18. Draw a line from M18 to the closest star in Scutum. Now draw another line perpendicular to that from M18 of length 3°30’ pointing towards Sagittarius.	Sagittarius	4.6
M26[42]	–		Open cluster	Middle of Scutum	Scutum	8.0
M27[43]	Dumbbell Nebula		Planetary nebula	Starting from the midpoint of the 2 stars at the tip of the arrow of Sagitta, move 3° in the direction of Vulpecula.	Vulpecula	7.5
M28[44]	–		Globular cluster	Lies on the line between Polis and Kaus Borealis. Move 1° away from Kaus Borealis along the line	Sagittarius	7.7
M29[45]	Cooling Tower		Open cluster	Find the star at the center of the cross of Cygnus (Sadr). Move 1°37’ in the direction of Sagitta.	Cygnus	7.1
M30[46]	Jellyfish Cluster		Globular cluster	Find the 2 triangles of Capricornus. Take the 3 stars closest to Deneb Algedi. Form a rectangle with the three stars, M30 is on the corner with no stars.	Capricornus	7.7
M31[47]	Andromeda Galaxy		Spiral galaxy	Find Andromeda. Find Mirach, the second star from Alpheratz, corner star of Pegasus. Form a line from Mirach to a star perpendicular to Andromeda. Extend the line 7°33’ from Mirach.	Andromeda	3.4
M32[48]	–		Dwarf elliptical galaxy	Same as M31	Andromeda	8.1
M33[49]	Triangulum Galaxy		Spiral galaxy	From the line drawn for M31, go 7° from Mirach in the opposite direction of M31.	Triangulum	5.7
M34[50]	–		Open cluster	Form an equilateral triangle using Algol and Miram in Perseus. The other end of the triangle is M34.	Perseus	5.5
M35[51]	–		Open cluster	Find the twins of Gemini. From Castor (the twin closer to Auriga), trace a line to the “boot”, a curve of stars towards the bottom of the constellation M35 is right above the boot.	Gemini	5.3
M36[52]	–		Open cluster	Form a line from Elnath to Mahasim in Auriga. Draw a perpendicular line from the midpoint of this line, extend this perpendicular line by 1°42’ into Auriga.	Auriga	6.3
M37[53]	–		Open cluster	Form a line from Elnath to Mahasim in Auriga. Draw a perpendicular line from the midpoint of this line and extend it towards Gemini by 2°.	Auriga	6.2
M38[54]	–		Open cluster	Extend the previous perpendicular line by 3°55’ in the other direction.	Auriga	7.4
M39[55]	–		Open cluster	Form a line from Deneb to the star furthest away from Cygnus in Lacerta. Move 9°8’ along this line.	Cygnus	5.5
M40[56]	Winnecke 4		Double star	Find the Big Dipper. Form a line from Phecda to Megrez and extend it by 1°23’.	Ursa Major	9.7
M41[57]	–		Open cluster	Find Sirius. Go 4° towards the South.	Canis Major	4.5
M42[58]	Orion Nebula		H II region nebula	Right under Orion’s belt. In the direction of Rigel.	Orion	4.0
M43[59]	De Mairan's Nebula		H II region nebula (part of the Orion Nebula)	Same as M42	Orion	9.0
M44[60]	Beehive Cluster		Open cluster	Find the center line of stars in Cancer. M44 is around the middle.	Cancer	3.7
M45[61]	Pleiades		Open cluster	Visible to naked eye	Taurus	1.6
M46[62]	–		Open cluster	Form a line from Sirius to Muliphein, star on the head of Canis Major. Continue in the same direction for 8°.	Puppis	6.1
M47[63]	–		Open cluster	Using the same line for M46, move 1° in the same direction.	Puppis	4.2
M48[64]	–		Open cluster	Find the head of Hydra. Form a line between the 2 stars that are the furthest apart. Extend towards the direction of Monoceros by an additional 11°.	Hydra	5.5
M49[65]	–		Elliptical galaxy	Find Virgo and Leo. In the region between Virgo and Denebola.	Virgo	9.4
M50[66]	–		Open cluster	Form a line from Sirius to the tip of the triangle head of Canis Major. Continue in the same direction for about 4°.	Monoceros	5.9
M51[67]	Whirlpool Galaxy		Spiral galaxy	Form a line from Mizar to Alkaid, the two stars at the end of the handle on the Big Dipper. Turn 90° towards Canes Venatici. Move about 3° in that direction.	Canes Venatici	8.4
M52[68]	–		Open cluster	Form a line from Shedar to Caph, 2 stars on the narrower end of Cassiopeia. Extend from Caph by 6°.	Cassiopeia	5.0
M53[69]	–		Globular cluster	Find the 2 stars from the corner of Virgo closest to Coma Berenices. Form a line between them and extend by 7°30’ in the direction of Coma Berenices.	Coma Berenices	8.3
M54[70]	–		Globular cluster	Bottom left of the teapot of Sagittarius.	Sagittarius	8.4
M55[71]	–		Globular cluster	Form a line between the 2 stars on the side of the teapot of Sagittarius furthest from Scorpius. Extend the line by 8° in the direction of the tail of Sagittarius.	Sagittarius	7.4
M56[72]	–		Globular cluster	Form a line from the tail star of Cygnus to the side of Lyra furthest from Vega. M56 is 3°50’ from the tail of Cygnus on this line.	Lyra	8.3
M57[73]	Ring Nebula		Planetary nebula	Find the parallelogram of Lyra. M57 lies in the midpoint of the smaller side opposite of Vega.	Lyra	8.8
M58[74]	–		Barred Spiral galaxy	Find Virgo and Leo. In the region between Virgo and Denebola.	Virgo	10.5
M59[75]	–		Elliptical galaxy	Find Virgo and Leo. In the region between Virgo and Denebola.	Virgo	10.6
M60[76]	–		Elliptical galaxy	Find Virgo and Leo. In the region between Virgo and Denebola.	Virgo	9.8
M61[77]	–		Spiral galaxy	Find Virgo and Leo. In the region between Virgo and Denebola.	Virgo	10.2
M62[78]	–		Globular cluster	Between Scorpius and Ophiuchus.	Ophiuchus	7.4
M63[79]	Sunflower Galaxy		Spiral galaxy	From the side of Coma Berenices pointing towards the Big Dipper, extend by 14°(approximately midway to Mirzar)	Canes Venatici	9.3
M64[80]	Black Eye Galaxy		Spiral galaxy	Within the square of Coma Berenices.	Coma Berenices	9.4
M65[81]	Leo Triplet		Barred Spiral galaxy	Form a line from Zosma to Chertan, the 2 stars that form the tail triangle of Leo with Denebola. Extend south by an additional 3.5°.	Leo	10.3
M66[82]	Leo Triplet		Barred Spiral galaxy	Same as M65	Leo	8.9
M67[83]	–		Open cluster	Form a line through the middle 2 stars of Cancer. Extend by 6°33’ towards Hydra.	Cancer	6.1
M68[84]	–		Globular cluster	Find Corvus. Extend the side furthest from Crater by 3°20’.	Hydra	9.7
M69[85]	–		Globular cluster	Bottom right of the teapot of Sagittarius.	Sagittarius	8.3
M70[86]	–		Globular cluster	Midpoint of the base of the teapot in Sagittarius.	Sagittarius	9.1
M71[87]	–		Globular cluster	Midpoint of the 2 stars that form the body of the arrow of Sagitta.	Sagitta	6.1
M72[88]	–		Globular cluster	Form a line from (Albali) the end star of Aquarius, to the middle star of Capricornus. Move 3°26’ from Aquarius.	Aquarius	9.4
M73[89]	–		Asterism	1°23’ from M72.	Aquarius	9.0
M74[90]	Phantom Galaxy[91]		Spiral galaxy	Extend the line between the 2 brightest stars in Aries by 10.5° towards Pisces.	Pisces	10.0
M75[92]	–		Globular cluster	Between Sagittarius and Capricornus.	Sagittarius	9.2
M76[93]	Little Dumbbell Nebula		Planetary nebula	Starting from (Almach) tails star of Andromeda, go 9°42’ into Cassiopeia.	Perseus	10.1
M77[94]	Cetus A		Spiral galaxy	Find the head of Cetus, starting there, move down its neck by one star to δ Ceti, then turn 90° and move 53’ in the direction of Eridanus.	Cetus	9.6
M78[95]	–		Diffuse nebula	Starting from Alnitak, go 2°30’ in the direction of Betelguese.	Orion	8.3
M79[96]	–		Globular cluster	Form a line from the 2 middle stars of Lepus, move 3°55’ in the direction opposite of Orion.	Lepus	8.6
M80[97]	–		Globular cluster	Find the 3 claws of Scorpius. Midway between the claw closest to Ophiuchus.	Scorpius	7.9
M81[98]	Bode's Galaxy		Spiral galaxy	Starting from Draco’s tail star, find a dim star 4°20’ in the direction of Lynx. Form a line between the two stars, extend by another 4° in the same direction.	Ursa Major	6.9
M82[99]	Cigar Galaxy		Starburst galaxy	Same as M81.	Ursa Major	8.4
M83[100]	Southern Pinwheel Galaxy		Barred Spiral galaxy	Form a line from the tails star of Hydra to the head star of Centaurus (Menkent). Move 8°50’ from Menkent along this line.	Hydra	7.5
M84[101]	–		Lenticular galaxy	Virgo supercluster. Between Virgo and Leo.	Virgo	10.1
M85[102]	–		Lenticular galaxy	Virgo supercluster. Between Virgo and Leo.	Coma Berenices	10.0
M86[103]	–		Lenticular galaxy	Virgo supercluster. Between Virgo and Leo.	Virgo	9.8
M87[104]	Virgo A		Elliptical galaxy	Virgo supercluster. Between Virgo and Leo.	Virgo	9.6
M88[105]	–		Spiral galaxy	Virgo supercluster. Between Virgo and Leo.	Coma Berenices	10.4
M89[106]	–		Elliptical galaxy	Virgo supercluster. Between Virgo and Leo.	Virgo	10.7
M90[107]	–		Spiral galaxy	Virgo supercluster. Between Virgo and Leo.	Virgo	10.3
M91[108]	–		Barred Spiral galaxy	Virgo supercluster. Between Virgo and Leo.	Coma Berenices	11.0
M92[109]	–		Globular cluster	Find the star on the trapezium of Hercules closest to Lyra. Form a line from the star to Rastaban the star in Draco closest to the trapezium.	Hercules	6.3
M93[110]	–		Open cluster	1°24’ from Azmidi, star at the head of Puppis.	Puppis	6.0
M94[111]	Croc's Eye or Cat's Eye		Spiral galaxy	Find the midpoint of Canes Venatici. Move 1°37’ in the direction of Ursa Major perpendicularly.	Canes Venatici	9.0
M95[112]	–		Barred Spiral galaxy	Find the midpoint of the line between Regulus and Chertan in Leo. Move 2°16’ perpendicularly in the direction away from Leo.	Leo	11.4
M96[113]	–		Spiral galaxy	Same as M95.	Leo	10.1
M97[114]	Owl Nebula		Planetary nebula	Find Merak and Phecda, 2 stars at the bottom of the ladle of Ursa Major. Starting from Merak, go 2°7’ towards Phecda. Move perpendicularly away from Ursa Major by 50’.	Ursa Major	9.9
M98[115]	–		Spiral galaxy	Virgo supercluster. Between Virgo and Leo.	Coma Berenices	11.0
M99[116]	–		Spiral galaxy	Virgo supercluster. Between Virgo and Leo.	Coma Berenices	10.4
M100[117]	–		Spiral galaxy	Virgo supercluster. Between Virgo and Leo.	Coma Berenices	10.1
M101[118]	Pinwheel Galaxy		Spiral galaxy	Starting from Mirzar, the star at the bent of the handle of the Big Dipper. In the direction of Hercules, find a dim star 2°26’ away. Form a line from Mirzar to this star extend by another 3°15’.	Ursa Major	7.9
M102[119]	Spindle Galaxy		Lenticular galaxy	Find Draco and Thuban. Find another star on Draco right behind Thuban towards Draco’s tail. Extend this line by 11°27’.	Draco	10.7
M103[120]	–		Open cluster	Between Ruchbah and Segin.	Cassiopeia	7.4
M104[121]	Sombrero Galaxy		Spiral galaxy	Between Virgo and Corvus.	Virgo	9.0
M105[122]	–		Elliptical galaxy	Same as M95.	Leo	10.2
M106[123]	–		Spiral galaxy	Between Canes Venatici and Ursa Major.	Canes Venatici	9.1
M107[124]	–		Globular cluster	Starting from Saik, the star in Ophiuchus closest to Scorpius, move 2°43’ in the direction of Scorpius.	Ophiuchus	8.9
M108[125]	–		Barred Spiral galaxy	Find Merak and Phecda, 2 stars at the bottom of the ladle of Ursa Major. Starting from Merak, go 1°28’ towards Phecda. Move perpendicularly away from Ursa Major by 20’.	Ursa Major	10.7
M109[126]	–		Barred Spiral galaxy	Find Merak and Phecda, 2 stars at the bottom of the ladle of Ursa Major. Starting from Phecda, extend the line by 40’.	Ursa Major	10.6
M110[127]	–		Dwarf elliptical galaxy	Same as M31.	Andromeda	9.0

Extra Deep Sky Objects

Name	Number	Type	Constellation	How to Find It?
Double Cluster	NGC 884 & 869	Open star cluster	Between Perseus and Cassiopeia	Draw a line from Navi, the center star of Cassiopeia, to Ruchbah, the bottom star of the wider triangle in Cassiopeia, continue the line to the double clusters.
Helix nebula	NGC 7293	Planetary nebula	Aquarius	Start with Fomalhaut in Pisces Austrinus, then find a faint star above it, and two faint stars below it, both forming Pisces Austrinus. Draw a line from the middle of the two bottom stars to the top star, continue to Helix nebula.
Sculptor’s spiral	NGC 253	galaxy	Sculptor	Start with the arc of Aquarius that is further away from Pisces Austrinus, then continue down to Diphda in Cetus, from there, move perpendicular to the direction earlier towards Sculptor, you should find the galaxy on your way there.
Flame nebula	NGC 2024	Cluster associated with nebulosity	Orion	Right beside the belt star of Alnitak.
Tau Canis Majoris cluster	C64 or NGC 2362	Open cluster	Canis Major
Great barred spiral galaxy	NGC 1365	Barred spiral galaxy	Fornax
Fornax A	NGC 1316	Elliptical galaxy collided with another galaxy	Fornax
False Comet, Northern Jewel Box	C76 or NGC 6231	Open star cluster	Scorpius	Near Zeta (ζ) Scorpii
ω Centauri Cluster	C80 or NGC 5139	Globular star cluster	Centaurus	Somewhere in between Alnair (Baten Kentaurus) and Muhlifan
Jewel Box	C94 or NGC 4755	Open star cluster	Crux	Southwest of Mimosa

M1 (Crab Nebula)

![M1.jpg](./messiers/M1.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 1, the Crab Nebula, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova_remnant">Supernova remnant, that does not look like a crab at all</a></figcaption>

How to find

Find “V” shape in Taurus

“V” shape branches into Elnath (Auriga) and Tianguan
From Tianguan, move 1° in the direction of Elnath

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	05h 34m 30s
Declination	+22° 00′ 52.2″
Distance	6500±1600 ly (2000±500 pc)
Visual magnitude	8.4
Apparent Dimension	6′x4′

sources: for distance, for everything else

M2

![M2.jpg](./messiers/M2.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 2, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globular_cluster">Globular cluster</a></figcaption>

How to find

Find the second star on the long arm of Aquarius (Sadalsuud)
Draw a line to closest leg end of Pegasus (Enif)

Move 4°45’ in the direction of this line from Sadalsuud

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	21h 33m 27.02s
Declination	-00° 49′ 23.7″
Distance	55000 ly (17 kpc)
Visual magnitude	6.5
Apparent Dimension	16.0′

sources: for distance, for everything else

M3

![M3.jpg](./messiers/M3.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 3, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globular_cluster">Globular cluster</a></figcaption>

How to find

Find Coma Berenices

On the side pointing to Bootes, extend in the direction of the line by 6°51’

Or, Approximately 12° top right of Arcturus

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	13h 42m 11.62s
Declination	+28° 22′ 38.2″
Distance	33.9 kly (10.4 kpc)
Visual magnitude	6.2
Apparent Dimension	18.0′

source: http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m003.html

M4 (Crab Globular Cluster, Spider Globular Cluster)

![M4.jpg](./messiers/M4.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 4 (aka Crab <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globular_cluster">Globular cluster</a> or Spider <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globular_cluster">Globular cluster</a>)</figcaption>

How to find

Beside Antares

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	16h 23m 35.22s
Declination	-26° 31′ 32.7″
Distance	7.2 kly (2.2 kpc)
Visual magnitude	5.9
Apparent Dimension	36.0′

M5 (Rose Cluster)

![M5.jpg](./messiers/M5.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 5, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globular_cluster">Globular cluster</a> </figcaption>

How to find

From Arcturus, draw line through straight leg of Bootes, extend for 15°

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	15h 18m 33.22s
Declination	+02° 04′ 51.7″
Distance	24.5 kly (7.5 kpc)
Visual magnitude	5.95
Apparent Dimension	23.0′

M6 (Butterfly Cluster)

![M6.jpg](./messiers/M6.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 6 (aka Butterfly Cluster), an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_cluster">Open cluster</a> </figcaption>

How to find

Find M7 first

From previous line drawn to find M7, go perpendicularly up by approximately the same distance

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	17h 40.1m
Declination	−32° 13′
Distance	1.59 kly (0.487 kpc)
Visual magnitude	4.2
Apparent Dimension	25′

sources: 1 2

M7 (Ptolemy Cluster)

![M7.jpg](./messiers/M6.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 7 (aka Ptolemy Cluster), an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_cluster">Open cluster</a> </figcaption>

How to find

Draw a line from Lesath to Shaula at the tail of Scorpius

Extend line by 4°42’

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	17h 53m 51.2s
Declination	−34° 47′ 34″
Distance	980 ± 33 ly (300 ± 10 pc)
Visual magnitude	3.3
Apparent Dimension	80.0′

sources: 1 2

M8 (Lagoon Nebula)

![M8.jpg](./messiers/M8.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 8 (aka Lagoon Nebula), a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula">Nebula</a> with cluster</figcaption>

How to find

Form an equilateral triangle with Kaus Borealis and Polis, M8 is on the other end

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	18h 03m 27s
Declination	−24° 23′ 12″
Distance	4100 ly (1250 pc)
Visual magnitude	6.0
Apparent Dimension	90′x40′

M9

![M9.jpg](./messiers/M9.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 9, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globular_cluster">Globular Cluster</a></figcaption>

How to find

Find the tombstone (main 6-sided shape) of Ophiuchus

Taking Rasalhague to be the top, M9 is 3°37’ from the bottom left

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	17h 19m 11.78s
Declination	−18° 30′ 58.5″
Distance	25.8 kly (7.9 kpc)
Visual magnitude	7.7
Apparent Dimension	9.3′

M10

![M10.jpg](./messiers/M10.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 10, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globular_cluster">Globular Cluster</a></figcaption>

How to find

Middle of Ophiucus

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	17h 19m 11.78s
Declination	−18° 30′ 58.5″
Distance	25.8 kly (7.9 kpc)
Visual magnitude	7.7
Apparent Dimension	9.3′

M11 (Wild Duck Cluster)

![M11.jpg](./messiers/M11.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 11 (aka Wild Duck Cluster), an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_cluster">Open Cluster</a></figcaption>

How to find

Find the longest side of Scutum

Starting from the star closest to Aquila, move 1°33’ along this side, M11 is slightly outside the shape of Scutum

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	18h 51m 05.0s
Declination	−06° 16′ 12″
Distance	6120 ly (1877 pc)
Visual magnitude	5.8
Apparent Dimension	22.8′

M12

![M12.jpg](./messiers/M12.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 12, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globular_cluster">Globular Cluster</a></figcaption>

How to find

Middle of Ophiuchus, towards the right of M10, side opposite of M9 and M14

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	16h 47m 14.18s
Declination	−01° 56′ 54.7″
Distance	16.44 ± 0.16 kly (5.04 ± 0.05 kpc)
Visual magnitude	6.7
Apparent Dimension	16.0′

M13

![M13.jpg](./messiers/M13.jpg){ width="480px", align=right}
<figcaption>Messier 13, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globular_cluster">Globular Cluster</a></figcaption>

How to find

Middle of Ophiuchus, towards the right of M10, side opposite of M9 and M14

Info

Property	Value
Right Ascension	16h 41m 14.24s
Declination	+36° 27′ 35.5″
Distance	22.2 kly (6.8 kpc)
Visual magnitude	5.8
Apparent Dimension	20′