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Alternate Name and Object Index Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-01837-2 - Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects: Second Edition Stephen James O’Meara Index More information Alternate name and object index Name/number Page Messier Name/number Page Messier Andromeda Galaxy 12 , 19 , 136 M31 Little Dumbell Nebula 281 M76 Barnard 88 70 Melotte 71 187 Barnard 92 118 Merope Nebula 180 , 182 Barnard 318 80 Milky Way 19 , 396 Beehive Cluster 175 M44 Mira 286 Black Eye Galaxy 243 M64 Mirror of M99 349 M100 Black Swan Cluster 103 M18 North America Nebula 395 BM Scorpii 64 Omega Centauri 393 Brocchi’s Cluster 395 Omega Nebula 98 M17 Bubble Nebula 206 Pease 1 93 Butterfl y Cluster 62 M6 Phantom Galaxy 274 M74 Cat’s Eye Cluster 55 M4 Pinwheel Galaxy 142 , 353 M33 , M101 Cat’s Eye Nebula 57 Pleiades 179 M45 Centaurus A 306 , 393 Praesepe Cluster 175 M44 Cirrus Nebula 396 Ring Nebula 220 M57 Clover Nebula 107 M20 Saturn Nebula 273 Coalsack Nebula 392 Scorpion Cluster 204 M52 Coathanger Cluster 395 Seven Sisters 179 M45 Collinder 399 359 Small Sagittarius Star Cloud 9 , 117 M24 Crab Nebula 4 , 22 , 43 M1 Sombrero Galaxy 364 M104 Crackerjack Cluster 111 M22 Star Queen Nebula 94 M16 Croc’s Eye Galaxy 336 M94 Sunfl ower Galaxy 239 M63 Double Cluster 146 , 387 , 398 Swan Nebula 98 M17 Dumbbell Nebula 21 , 124 M27 Swelling Spiral Galaxy 233 M61 Eagle Nebula 94 M16 T Scorpii 296 Eskimo Nebula 389 Tempel’s Nebula 180 Eta Carinae Nebula 391 Trapezium 169 , 170 , 173 Flame Nebula 388 Triangulum Galaxy 142 M33 Flickering Globular Cluster 236 M62 Trifi d Nebula 107 M20 Ghost of Jupiter Nebula 390 Vanishing Nebula 252 Ghost Nebula 94 M16 Veil Nebula 396 GJJC-1 93 Webb’s Cross 108 , 110 Great Hercules Cluster 84 M13 Whirlpool Galaxy 197 M51 Great Orion Nebula xiii , 5 , 20 , 40 , 168 M42 Wild Duck Cluster 78 M11 Great Pegasus Cluster 91 M15 Winnecke 4 162 M40 Great Sagittarius Cluster 111 M22 NGC 205 12 , 380 M110 Great Scutum Star Cloud 79 , 80 NGC 206 140 Gumball Globular 81 M12 NGC 221 137 M32 Herschel 36 67 , 69 NGC 224 136 M31 HN 40 109 NGC 253 387 Horseshoe Nebula 98 , 101 M17 NGC 581 10 , 362 M103 Hourglass Nebula 69 NGC 598 142 M33 IC 349 182 NGC 604 144 , 145 IC 4706 104 NGC 628 274 M74 IC 4725 120 M25 NGC 650–51 281 M76 IC 4776 265 NGC 869 146 , 387 Jewel Box 392 NGC 884 146 , 387 King Cobra Cluster 253 M67 NGC 891 148 , 388 Lagoon Nebula 67 M8 NGC 1039 146 M34 Lips Nebula 388 NGC 1068 284 M77 Little Beehive Cluster 165 M41 NGC 1904 291 M79 Alternate name and object index 407 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-01837-2 - Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects: Second Edition Stephen James O’Meara Index More information Name/number Page Messier Name/number Page Messier NGC 1907 157 , 158 NGC 4284 164 NGC 1912 157 M38 NGC 4290 164 NGC 1952 43 M1 NGC 4303 233 M61 NGC 1960 152 M36 NGC 4321 349 M100 NGC 1976 168 M42 NGC 4374 309 M84 NGC 1977 173 NGC 4382 314 M85 NGC 1981 173 NGC 4394 314 , 315 NGC 1982 169 M43 NGC 4406 309 M86 NGC 2024 388 NGC 4472 191 M49 NGC 2064 289 NGC 4478 319 NGC 2067 287 , 289 NGC 4486 317 M87 NGC 2068 287 M78 NGC 4501 320 M88 NGC 2071 289 NGC 4526 193 NGC 2099 154 M37 NGC 4548 10 , 328 , 329 M91 NGC 2158 149 , 151 NGC 4552 323 M89 NGC 2168 149 M35 NGC 4565 388 , 391 NGC 2287 165 M41 NGC 4567 226 NGC 2323 194 M50 NGC 4568 226 NGC 2335 196 NGC 4569 323 M90 NGC 2392 389 NGC 4571 10 , 228 , 330 , 401 NGC 2419 278 NGC 4579 225 M58 NGC 2422 = NGC 2478 9 , 184 , 186 M47 NGC 4590 256 M68 NGC 2423 187 NGC 4594 364 , 379 M104 NGC 2437 183 M46 NGC 4621 228 M59 NGC 2438 185 NGC 4638 232 NGC 2447 334 M93 NGC 4647 232 NGC 2451 389 NGC 4649 229 M60 NGC 2477 390 NGC 4736 336 M94 NGC 2478 = NGC 2422 184 , 186 M47 NGC 4755 392 NGC 2548 188 M48 NGC 4826 243 M64 NGC 2632 175 M44 NGC 5024 207 M53 NGC 2682 253 M67 NGC 5053 208 NGC 2976 304 NGC 5055 239 M63 NGC 3031 298 M81 NGC 5128 393 NGC 3034 299 M82 NGC 5139 393 NGC 3077 304 NGC 5194 197 M51 NGC 3242 390 NGC 5195 198 , 199 , 202 NGC 3351 339 M95 NGC 5236 305 M83 NGC 3368 339 M96 NGC 5253 308 NGC 3372 391 NGC 5272 51 M3 NGC 3379 11 , 367 M105 NGC 5457 10 , 353 M101/ NGC 3384 368 M102 NGC 3389 368 NGC 5904 59 M5 NGC 3556 11 , 374 M108 NGC 6093 294 M80 NGC 3587 343 M97 NGC 6121 55 M4 NGC 3623 247 M65 NGC 6144 58 NGC 3627 248 M66 NGC 6171 372 M107 NGC 3628 249 , 251 , 252 NGC 6205 84 M13 NGC 3953 378 NGC 6207 87 NGC 3992 377 , 379 M109 NGC 6218 81 M12 NGC 4192 346 M98 NGC 6231 394 NGC 4254 348 M99 NGC 6254 74 M10 NGC 4258 369 M106 NGC 6266 236 M62 408 Alternate name and object index © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-01837-2 - Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects: Second Edition Stephen James O’Meara Index More information Name/number Page Messier Name/number Page Messier NGC 6273 105 M19 NGC 6656 111 M22 NGC 6333 71 M9 NGC 6681 263 M70 NGC 6341 331 M92 NGC 6694 122 M26 NGC 6342 73 NGC 6705 78 M11 NGC 6356 73 NGC 6712 122 NGC 6397 55 , 394 NGC 6715 210 M54 NGC 6402 88 M14 NGC 6720 220 M57 NGC 6405 62 M6 NGC 6779 217 M56 NGC 6444 65 NGC 6809 214 M55 NGC 6475 63 M7 NGC 6838 266 M71 NGC 6494 114 M23 NGC 6853 121 M27 NGC 6514 107 M20 NGC 6864 278 , 279 M75 NGC 6523 67 M8 NGC 6913 130 M29 NGC 6526 108 NGC 6960 396 NGC 6530 67 , 68 NGC 6981 270 M72 NGC 6531 107 M21 NGC 6992 396 NGC 6543 57 NGC 6994 272 M73 NGC 6603 9 , 117 , 118 (see M24) NGC 7000 395 NGC 6611 94 , 97 M16 NGC 7009 273 NGC 6613 103 M18 NGC 7078 91 M15 NGC 6618 98 M17 NGC 7089 47 M2 NGC 6626 127 , 128 M28 NGC 7092 160 M39 NGC 6637 260 M69 NGC 7099 133 M30 NGC 6638 129 NGC 7635 206 NGC 6652 261 , 265 NGC 7654 204 M52 Alternate name and object index 409 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org.
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