This file presents the Messier objects in the order of the Marathon Search Sequence given by Don Machholz in his Messier Marathon Observer's Guide.

Also available as plain ascii file.

The Messier Marathon Search Sequence

compiled online by Hartmut Frommert, using work of Don Machholz. Depending on geographic location, it may be impossible to find them all, and may be better to slightly modify this list. In case of doubt consult Don Machholz's book. This list should be good for northern latitudes 20 to 40.

No. M# NGC# Con Type ra dec B dim d
1. M77 1068 Cet 5 02 42.7 -00 01 8.9 7x6 60000 2. M74 628 Psc 5 01 36.7 +15 47 9.4 10.2x9.5 35000 3. M33 598 Tri 5 01 33.9 +30 39 5.7 73x45 3000 4. M31 224 And 5 00 42.7 +41 16 3.4 178x63 2900 5. M32 221 And 6 00 42.7 +40 52 8.1 8x6 2900 6. M110 205 And 6 00 40.4 +41 41 8.5 17x10 2900 7. M52 7654 Cas 1 23 24.2 +61 35 7.3 13.0 5.0 8. M103 581 Cas 1 01 33.2 +60 42 7.4 6.0 8.5 9. M76 650 Per 3 01 42.4 +51 34 10.1 2.7x1.8 3.4 10. M34 1039 Per 1 02 42.0 +42 47 5.5 35.0 1.4 11. M45 - Tau 1 03 47.0 +24 07 1.6 110.0 0.38 12. M79 1904 Lep 2 05 24.2 -24 31 7.7 8.7 42.1 13. M42 1976 Ori 4 05 35.4 -05 27 4.0 85x60 1.6 14. M43 1982 Ori 4 05 35.6 -05 16 9.0 20x15 1.6 15. M78 2068 Ori 4 05 46.7 +00 03 8.3 8x6 1.6 16. M1 1952 Tau 9 05 34.5 +22 01 8.4 6x4 6.3 17. M35 2168 Gem 1 06 08.9 +24 20 5.3 28.0 2.8 18. M37 2099 Aur 1 05 52.4 +32 33 6.2 24.0 4.4 19. M36 1960 Aur 1 05 36.1 +34 08 6.3 12.0 4.1 20. M38 1912 Aur 1 05 28.4 +35 50 7.4 21.0 4.2 21. M41 2287 CMa 1 06 46.0 -20 44 4.6 38.0 2.3 22. M93 2447 Pup 1 07 44.6 -23 52 6.0 22.0 3.6 23. M47 2422 Pup 1 07 36.6 -14 30 5.2 30.0 1.6 24. M46 2437 Pup 1 07 41.8 -14 49 6.0 27.0 5.4 25. M50 2323 Mon 1 07 03.2 -08 20 6.3 16.0 3 26. M48 2548 Hya 1 08 13.8 -05 48 5.5 54.0 1.5 27. M44 2632 Cnc 1 08 40.1 +19 59 3.7 95.0 0.577 28. M67 2682 Cnc 1 08 50.4 +11 49 6.1 30.0 2.7 29. M95 3351 Leo 5 10 44.0 +11 42 9.7 4.4x3.3 38000 30. M96 3368 Leo 5 10 46.8 +11 49 9.2 6x4 38000 31. M105 3379 Leo 6 10 47.8 +12 35 9.3 2.0 38000 32. M65 3623 Leo 5 11 18.9 +13 05 9.3 8x1.5 35000 33. M66 3627 Leo 5 11 20.2 +12 59 8.9 8x2.5 35000 34. M81 3031 UMa 5 09 55.6 +69 04 6.9 21x10 12000 35. M82 3034 UMa 7 09 55.8 +69 41 8.4 9x4 12000 36. M97 3587 UMa 3 11 14.8 +55 01 9.9 3.4x3.3 2.6 37. M108 3556 UMa 5 11 11.5 +55 40 10.0 8x1 45000 38. M109 3992 UMa 5 11 57.6 +53 23 9.8 7x4 55000 and/or M109B 3953 UMa 5 11 53.8 +52 20 10.1 7x4 55000 39. M40 Win4 UMa C 12 22.4 +58 05 8.4 0.8 0.51 40. M106 4258 CVn 5 12 19.0 +47 18 8.4 19x8 25000 41. M94 4736 CVn 5 12 50.9 +41 07 8.2 7x3 14500 42. M63 5055 CVn 5 13 15.8 +42 02 8.6 10x6 37000 43. M51 5194 CVn 5 13 29.9 +47 12 8.4 11x7 37000 with NGC 5195 44. M101 5457 UMa 5 14 03.2 +54 21 7.9 22.0 27000 45. M102 5866 Dra 8 15 06.5 +55 46 9.9 5.2x2.3 40000 46. M53 5024 Com 2 13 12.9 +18 10 7.6 12.6 59.7 47. M64 4826 Com 5 12 56.7 +21 41 8.5 9.3x5.4 19000 48. M3 5272 CVn 2 13 42.2 +28 23 6.2 16.2 33.9 49. M98 4192 Com 5 12 13.8 +14 54 10.1 9.5x3.2 60000 50. M99 4254 Com 5 12 18.8 +14 25 9.9 5.4x4.8 60000 51. M100 4321 Com 5 12 22.9 +15 49 9.3 7x6 60000 52. M85 4382 Com 8 12 25.4 +18 11 9.1 7.1x5.2 60000 53. M84 4374 Vir 8 12 25.1 +12 53 9.1 5.0 60000 54. M86 4406 Vir 8 12 26.2 +12 57 8.9 7.5x5.5 60000 55. M87 4486 Vir 6 12 30.8 +12 24 8.6 7.0 60000 56. M89 4552 Vir 6 12 35.7 +12 33 9.8 4.0 60000 57. M90 4569 Vir 5 12 36.8 +13 10 9.5 9.5x4.5 60000 58. M88 4501 Com 5 12 32.0 +14 25 9.6 7x4 60000 59. M91 4548 Com 5 12 35.4 +14 30 10.2 5.4x4.4 60000 60. M58 4579 Vir 5 12 37.7 +11 49 9.7 5.5x4.5 60000 61. M59 4621 Vir 6 12 42.0 +11 39 9.6 5x3.5 60000 62. M60 4649 Vir 6 12 43.7 +11 33 8.8 7x6 60000 63. M49 4472 Vir 6 12 29.8 +08 00 8.4 9x7.5 60000 64. M61 4303 Vir 5 12 21.9 +04 28 9.7 6x5.5 60000 65. M104 4594 Vir 5 12 40.0 -11 37 8.0 9x4 50000 66. M68 4590 Hya 2 12 39.5 -26 45 7.8 12.0 33.3 67. M83 5236 Hya 5 13 37.0 -29 52 7.6 11x10 15000 68. M5 5904 Ser 2 15 18.6 +02 05 5.6 17.4 24.5 69. M13 6205 Her 2 16 41.7 +36 28 5.8 16.6 25.1 70. M92 6341 Her 2 17 17.1 +43 08 6.4 11.2 26.7 71. M57 6720 Lyr 3 18 53.6 +33 02 8.8 1.4x1.0 2.3 72. M56 6779 Lyr 2 19 16.6 +30 11 8.3 7.1 32.9 73. M29 6913 Cyg 1 20 23.9 +38 32 7.1 7.0 4.0 74. M39 7092 Cyg 1 21 32.2 +48 26 4.6 32.0 0.825 75. M27 6853 Vul 3 19 59.6 +22 43 7.4 8.0x5.7 1.25 76. M71 6838 Sge 2 19 53.8 +18 47 8.2 7.2 12.7 77. M107 6171 Oph 2 16 32.5 -13 03 7.9 10.0 20.9 78. M12 6218 Oph 2 16 47.2 -01 57 6.7 14.5 16.0 79. M10 6254 Oph 2 16 57.1 -04 06 6.6 15.1 14.4 80. M14 6402 Oph 2 17 37.6 -03 15 7.6 11.7 29.0 81. M9 6333 Oph 2 17 19.2 -18 31 7.7 9.3 26.7 82. M4 6121 Sco 2 16 23.6 -26 32 5.6 26.3 7.2 83. M80 6093 Sco 2 16 17.0 -22 59 7.3 8.9 32.6 84. M19 6273 Oph 2 17 02.6 -26 16 6.8 13.5 28.4 85. M62 6266 Oph 2 17 01.2 -30 07 6.5 14.1 22.5 86. M6 6405 Sco 1 17 40.1 -32 13 5.3 25.0 2 87. M7 6475 Sco 1 17 53.9 -34 49 4.1 80.0 0.8 88. M11 6705 Sct 1 18 51.1 -06 16 6.3 14.0 6 89. M26 6694 Sct 1 18 45.2 -09 24 8.0 15.0 5 90. M16 6611 Ser 1 18 18.8 -13 47 6.4 7.0 7 91. M17 6618 Sgr 4 18 20.8 -16 11 7.0 11.0 5 92. M18 6613 Sgr 1 18 19.9 -17 08 7.5 9.0 4.9 93. M24 >6603 Sgr B 18 16.9 -18 29 4.6 90 10 94. M25 I4725 Sgr 1 18 31.6 -19 15 6.5 40.0 2 95. M23 6494 Sgr 1 17 56.8 -19 01 6.9 27.0 2.15 96. M21 6531 Sgr 1 18 04.6 -22 30 6.5 13.0 4.25 97. M20 6514 Sgr 4 18 02.6 -23 02 9.0 28.0 5.2 98. M8 6523 Sgr 4 18 03.8 -24 23 6.0 90x40 5.2 99. M28 6626 Sgr 2 18 24.5 -24 52 6.8 11.2 18.6 100. M22 6656 Sgr 2 18 36.4 -23 54 5.1 24.0 10.4 101. M69 6637 Sgr 2 18 31.4 -32 21 7.6 7.1 28.0 102. M70 6681 Sgr 2 18 43.2 -32 18 7.9 7.8 29.4 103. M54 6715 Sgr 2 18 55.1 -30 29 7.6 9.1 88.7 104. M55 6809 Sgr 2 19 40.0 -30 58 6.3 19.0 17.6 105. M75 6864 Sgr 2 20 06.1 -21 55 8.5 6.0 61.3 106. M15 7078 Peg 2 21 30.0 +12 10 6.2 12.3 33.6 107. M2 7089 Aqr 2 21 33.5 -00 49 6.5 12.9 37.9 108. M72 6981 Aqr 2 20 53.5 -12 32 9.3 5.9 55.4 109. M73 6994 Aqr A 20 58.9 -12 38 9.0 2.8 2.0 110. M30 7099 Cap 2 21 40.4 -23 11 7.2 11.0 26.1

Key:

Type:
1=Open Cluster, 2=Globular Cluster, 3=Planetary Nebula, 4=Diffuse Nebula, 5=Spiral Galaxy, 6=Elliptical Galaxy, 7=Irregular Galaxy, 8=Lenticular (S0) Galaxy, 9=Supernova Remnant, A=Group or Asterism of Four stars, B=Star Cloud, C=Double Star
ra:
right ascension in hours minutes.decimal seconds
dec:
declination in degrees minutes
B:
apparent visual brightness in magnitudes
dim:
apparent (angular) dimension in arc minutes
d:
distance in kilo-light-years

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