Contributed by Stephen Saber. From: https://c14isawesome.blogspot.com/2026/03/messier-marathon-trifecta-messiers.html Messier Marathon Trifecta (Messiers, Caldwells, RASC) by Stephen Saber A first draft, this February-March sequence from 40d N latitude contains the 110 Messiers and another 140 targets from the complementary Caldwell Catalog and RASC Finest NGC objects in a rough search sequence (I'll add more target info and refinements as time permits). The Trifecta may be attempted over a single or multiple spring nights. For year-round use, the Concordiem Borealis includes these targets and more, listed by constellation: https://concordiemborealis.blogspot.com/ Object type Con mag radec M74 GX PSC 9.4 01:36.7 +15:47 NGC772 GX ARI 10.3 01:59.3 +19:00 M77 GX CET 8.9 02:42.7 -00:01 NGC936 GX CET 10.1 02:27.6 -01:09 M33 GX TRI 5.7 01:33.8 +30:39 C28 (NGC752) OC AND 5.7 01:57.8 +37:41 C23 (NGC891) GX AND 10.0 02:22.6 +42:21 M31 GX AND 3.4 00:42.7 +41:16 M32 GX AND 8.1 00:42.7 +40:52 M110 GX AND 8.5 00:40.4 +41:41 C18 (NGC185) GX CAS 9.2 00:38.9 +48:20 C17 (NGC147) GX CAS 9.5 00:33.2 +48:30 NGC7789 OC CAS 6.7 23:57.0 +56:44 M52 OC CAS 7.3 23:24.2 +61:35 C11 (NGC7635) BN CAS 8.5 23:20.8 +61:12 NGC281 BN CAS 7.4 00:52.8 +56:38 C13 (NGC457) OC CAS 6.4 01:19.1 +58:17 M103 OC CAS 7.4 01:33.2 +60:39 C10 (NGC663) OC CAS 7.1 01:46.0 +61:15 C8 (NGC559) OC CAS 9.5 01:29.5 +63:18 IC289 PN CAS 12.0 03:10.3 +61:19 C5 (IC342) GX CAM 9.1 03:46.8 +68:06 NGC1501 PN CAM 11.5 04:06.9 +60:55 C14 (NGC869) OC PER 5.3 02:19.0 +57:09 C14 (NGC884) OC PER 6.1 02:22.4 +57:08 M76 PN PER 10.1 01:42.3 +51:34 M34 OC PER 5.5 02:42.1 +42:47 NGC1023 GX PER 10.0 02:40.4 +39:04 C24 (NGC1275) GX PER 11.9 03:19.8 +41:31 NGC1491 BN PER 10.5 04:03.3 +51:18 NGC1514 PN TAU 10.9 04:09.3 +30:47 M45 OC TAU 1.6 03:47.0 +24:07 M79 GC LEP 7.7 05:24.5 -24:33 NGC1788 BN ORI 9.0 05:06.9 -03:20 M42 BN ORI 4.0 05:35.4 -05:27 M43 BN ORI 9.0 05:35.6 -05:16 NGC1973 BN ORI 7.0 05:35.3 -04:45 NGC2024 BN ORI 10.0 05:41.7 -01:51 M78 BN ORI 8.3 05:46.7 +00:03 NGC2022 PN ORI 11.6 05:42.1 +09:05 NGC2194 OC ORI 8.5 06:13.8 +12:48 M41 OC CMA 4.5 06:47.0 -20:44 C64 (NGC2362) OC CMA 4.1 07:18.7 -24:57 M93 OC PUP 6.0 07:44.6 -23:52 C58 (NGC2360) OC CMA 7.2 07:17.7 -15:38 NGC2359 BN CMA 11.5 07:18.6 -13:13 M50 OC MON 5.9 07:03.2 -08:20 M47 OC PUP 4.4 07:36.6 -14:30 M46 OC PUP 6.1 07:41.8 -14:49 C54 (NGC2506) OC MON 7.6 08:00.0 -10:46 M48 OC HYA 5.8 08:13.7 -05:48 C50 (NGC2244) OC MON 4.8 06:31.9 +04:57 C49 (NGC2237) BN MON 5.0 06:33.8 +05:25 C46 (NGC2261) BN MON 9.0 06:39.2 +08:44 C41 (Mel25) OC TAU 0.5 04:27.0 +15:52 C39 (NGC2392) PN GEM 9.1 07:29.2 +20:55 NGC2371 PN GEM 11.2 07:25.6 +29:29 C25 (NGC2419) GC LYN 10.4 07:38.1 +38:53 M35 OC GEM 5.1 06:08.9 +24:20 M1 BN TAU 8.4 05:34.5 +22:01 M37 OC AUR 6.2 05:52.4 +32:33 M36 OC AUR 6.0 05:36.2 +34:08 NGC1931 BN AUR 10.1 05:31.4 +34:14 M38 OC AUR 6.4 05:28.7 +35:50 C31 (IC405) BN AUR 6.0 05:16.2 +34:28 C48 (NGC2775) GX CNC 10.5 09:10.3 +07:02 M67 OC CNC 6.1 08:50.4 +11:49 M44 OC CNC 3.7 08:40.1 +19:41 NGC2683 GX LYN 9.7 08:52.7 +33:25 NGC2903 GX LEO 9.0 09:32.2 +21:30 M95 GX LEO 9.7 10:44.0 +11:42 M96 GX LEO 9.2 10:46.8 +11:49 M105 GX LEO 9.3 10:47.8 +12:35 NGC3384 GX LEO 10.9 10:48.3 +12:38 NGC3521 GX LEO 9.0 11:05.8 -00:02 M65 GX LEO 9.3 11:18.9 +13:05 M66 GX LEO 8.9 11:20.2 +12:59 NGC3628 GX LEO 9.5 11:20.3 +13:35 NGC3607 GX LEO 9.9 11:16.9 +18:03 C40 (NGC3626) GX LEO 10.4 11:20.1 +18:21 NGC3344 GX LEO 9.9 10:43.5 +24:55 C53 (NGC3115) GX SEX 9.2 10:05.2 -07:43 C59 (NGC3242) PN HYA 8.6 10:24.8 -18:38 NGC3003 GX LEO 11.7 09:48.6 +33:25 NGC3432 GX LEO 11.7 10:52.5 +36:37 NGC3184 GX UMA 10.4 10:18.3 +41:25 NGC2841 GX UMA 9.2 09:22.0 +50:59 NGC3079 GX UMA 10.9 10:01.9 +55:41 C7 (NGC2403) GX CAM 8.9 07:36.9 +65:36 NGC2655 GX CAM 10.1 08:55.6 +78:13 M81 GX UMA 6.9 09:55.6 +69:04 M82 GX UMA 8.4 09:55.9 +69:41 C3 (NGC4236) GX DRA 9.7 12:16.7 +69:28 M97 PN UMA 9.9 11:14.8 +55:01 M108 GX UMA 10.0 11:11.5 +55:40 M40 DS UMA 9.0 12:22.2 +58:05 NGC4605 GX UMA 10.9 12:40.0 +61:36 M109 GX UMA 9.8 11:57.6 +53:23 NGC4026 GX UMA 10.7 11:59.4 +50:58 NGC4088 GX UMA 10.6 12:05.6 +50:32 NGC4157 GX UMA 11.4 12:11.1 +50:29 NGC3877 GX UMA 10.8 11:46.1 +47:30 M106 GX CVN 8.4 12:18.9 +47:18 C21 (NGC4449) GX CVN 9.6 12:28.2 +44:05 NGC4111 GX CVN 10.4 12:07.0 +43:04 NGC4490 GX CVN 9.8 12:30.6 +41:39 M94 GX CVN 8.2 12:50.9 +41:07 C26 (NGC4244) GX CVN 10.2 12:17.5 +37:48 NGC4214 GX CVN 10.2 12:15.6 +36:20 NGC3941 GX UMA 10.6 11:52.0 +36:59 C32 (NGC4631) GX CVN 9.8 12:42.1 +32:32 NGC4656 GX CVN 10.5 12:43.9 +32:10 C29 (NGC5005) GX CVN 10.6 13:10.6 +37:03 NGC5033 GX CVN 9.9 13:13.5 +36:35 M63 GX CVN 8.6 13:15.8 +42:02 M51 GX CVN 8.4 13:29.9 +47:12 M101 GX UMA 7.9 14:03.2 +54:21 M102 (NGC5866) GX DRA 9.9 15:06.5 +55:46 NGC5907 GX DRA 10.3 15:15.9 +56:19 M98 GX COM 10.1 12:13.8 +14:54 M99 GX COM 9.9 12:18.8 +14:25 NGC4216 GX VIR 10.0 12:15.9 +13:09 M100 GX COM 9.4 12:22.9 +15:49 M85 GX COM 9.1 12:25.4 +18:11 M84 GX VIR 9.1 12:25.1 +12:53 NGC4388 GX VIR 11.0 12:25.8 +12:40 M86 GX VIR 8.9 12:26.2 +12:57 NGC4438 GX VIR 10.2 12:27.8 +13:00 M87 GX VIR 8.6 12:30.8 +12:24 M88 GX COM 9.6 12:31.9 +14:25 M91 GX COM 10.2 12:35.4 +14:30 M90 GX VIR 9.5 12:36.8 +13:10 M89 GX VIR 9.8 12:35.7 +12:33 M58 GX VIR 9.7 12:37.7 +11:49 NGC4567 GX VIR 10.9 12:36.6 +11:15 M59 GX VIR 9.6 12:42.0 +11:39 M60 GX VIR 8.8 12:43.7 +11:33 NGC4762 GX VIR 10.2 12:52.9 +11:14 M49 GX VIR 8.4 12:29.8 +08:00 NGC4535 GX VIR 10.0 12:34.3 +08:12 NGC4526 GX VIR 9.7 12:34.0 +07:42 M61 GX VIR 9.7 12:21.9 +04:28 NGC4517 GX VIR 10.4 12:32.7 +00:07 C38 (NGC4565) GX COM 10.4 12:36.3 +25:59 C36 (NGC4559) GX COM 10.0 12:35.6 +27:58 C35 (NGC4889) GX COM 11.4 13:00.1 +27:59 M64 GX COM 8.5 12:56.7 +21:41 NGC4725 GX COM 9.2 12:50.4 +25:30 NGC4494 GX COM 9.8 12:31.4 +25:46 NGC4274 GX COM 10.4 12:19.8 +29:37 NGC4414 GX COM 10.2 12:26.5 +31:13 M53 GC COM 7.7 13:12.9 +18:10 M3 GC CVN 6.2 13:42.2 +28:23 NGC5466 GC BOO 9.1 14:05.5 +28:32 C45 (NGC5248) GX BOO 10.3 13:37.5 +08:53 NGC5746 GX VIR 10.3 14:44.9 +01:57 C52 (NGC4697) GX VIR 9.2 12:48.6 -05:48 NGC4699 GX VIR 11.3 12:49.0 -08:39 M104 GX VIR 8.0 12:40.0 -11:37 NGC4361 PN CRV 10.9 12:24.5 -18:48 C60 (NGC4038) GX CRV 10.3 12:01.9 -18:52 C61 (NGC4039) GX CRV 10.4 12:01.9 -18:53 M68 GC HYA 8.2 12:39.5 -26:45 M83 GX HYA 7.6 13:37.0 -29:52 C66 (NGC5694) GC HYA 10.2 14:39.6 -26:32 M5 GC SER 5.7 15:18.6 +02:05 NGC6210 PN HER 9.7 16:44.5 +23:48 M13 GC HER 5.8 16:41.7 +36:28 M92 GC HER 6.4 17:17.1 +43:08 C6 (NGC6543) PN DRA 8.1 17:58.6 +66:38 NGC6503 GX DRA 10.2 17:49.4 +70:09 C1 (NGC188) OC CEP 8.1 00:47.0 +85:15 M57 PN LYR 8.8 18:53.6 +33:02 M56 GC LYR 8.3 19:16.6 +30:11 C15 (NGC6826) PN CYG 8.8 19:44.8 +50:31 M39 OC CYG 4.6 21:31.7 +48:26 C20 (NGC7000) BN CYG 4.0 20:58.8 +44:20 NGC7027 PN CYG 10.0 21:07.1 +42:14 M29 OC CYG 7.1 20:23.9 +38:32 C27 (NGC6888) BN CYG 7.4 20:12.1 +38:21 NGC6819 OC CYG 7.3 19:41.3 +40:11 C33 (NGC6992) BN CYG 7.0 20:56.2 +31:44 C34 (NGC6960) BN CYG 7.0 20:45.6 +30:43 NGC6940 OC VUL 6.3 20:34.4 +28:18 C37 (NGC6885) OC VUL 5.7 20:12.0 +26:29 M27 PN VUL 7.4 19:59.6 +22:43 M71 GC SGE 8.3 19:53.8 +18:47 NGC6802 OC VUL 8.8 19:30.6 +20:16 M12 GC OPH 6.7 16:47.2 -01:57 M10 GC OPH 6.6 16:57.1 -04:06 M14 GC OPH 7.6 17:37.6 -03:15 M107 GC OPH 7.9 16:32.5 -13:03 M9 GC OPH 7.7 17:19.2 -18:31 M4 GC SCO 5.6 16:23.6 -26:32 M80 GC SCO 7.3 16:17.0 -22:59 M62 GC OPH 6.6 17:01.2 -30:07 M19 GC OPH 6.8 17:02.6 -26:16 NGC6369 PN OPH 11.4 17:29.3 -23:45 NGC6572 PN OPH 8.1 18:12.1 +06:51 NGC6633 OC OPH 4.6 18:27.7 +06:31 NGC6781 PN AQL 11.4 19:18.5 +06:33 M11 OC SCT 6.3 18:51.1 -06:16 NGC6712 GC SCT 8.7 18:53.1 -08:42 M26 OC SCT 8.0 18:45.2 -09:24 M16 BN SER 6.0 18:18.8 -13:49 M17 BN SGR 6.0 18:20.8 -16:11 M18 OC SGR 7.5 18:19.9 -17:06 M24 OC SGR 4.5 18:16.9 -18:29 M25 OC SGR 4.6 18:31.6 -19:07 M23 OC SGR 5.5 17:56.9 -19:01 NGC6445 PN SGR 11.2 17:49.3 -20:01 M21 OC SGR 6.5 18:04.6 -22:30 M20 BN SGR 6.3 18:02.6 -23:02 M8 BN SGR 6.0 18:03.8 -24:23 NGC6540 GC SGR 9.3 18:06.1 -27:46 NGC6520 OC SGR 7.6 18:03.4 -27:53 M28 GC SGR 6.8 18:24.5 -24:52 M22 GC SGR 5.1 18:36.4 -23:54 C75 (NGC6124) OC SCO 5.8 16:25.3 -40:39 C76 (NGC6231) OC SCO 2.6 16:54.2 -41:48 C69 (NGC6302) PN SCO 9.6 17:13.8 -37:06 M6 OC SCO 4.2 17:40.1 -32:13 M7 OC SCO 3.3 17:53.9 -34:49 M69 GC SGR 7.6 18:31.4 -32:21 M70 GC SGR 7.9 18:43.2 -32:18 M54 GC SGR 7.6 18:55.1 -30:29 M55 GC SGR 6.3 19:40.0 -30:58 M75 GC SGR 8.6 20:06.1 -21:55 NGC6818 PN SGR 9.3 19:43.9 -14:09 C57 (NGC6822) GX SGR 9.3 19:44.9 -14:48 C47 (NGC6934) GC DEL 8.9 20:34.2 +07:24 C42 (NGC7006) GC DEL 10.6 21:01.5 +16:11 M15 GC PEG 6.2 21:30.0 +12:10 M2 GC AQR 6.5 21:33.5 -00:49 M72 GC AQR 9.3 20:53.5 -12:32 M73 AS AQR 9.0 20:58.9 -12:38 C55 (NGC7009) PN AQR 8.0 21:04.2 -11:22 C44 (NGC7479) GX PEG 11.0 23:04.9 +12:19 C30 (NGC7331) GX PEG 9.5 22:37.1 +34:25 C22 (NGC7662) PN AND 8.6 23:25.9 +42:33 C16 (NGC7243) OC LAC 6.4 22:15.3 +49:53 C19 (IC5146) BN CYG 7.2 21:53.4 +47:16 C12 (NGC6946) GX CEP 9.6 20:34.9 +60:09 NGC6939 OC CEP 7.8 20:31.5 +60:39 C9 (Sh2-155) BN CEP 7.0 22:57.0 +62:28 NGC7142 OC CEP 9.3 21:45.2 +65:46 C4 (NGC7023) BN CEP 7.0 21:01.6 +68:10 C2 (NGC40) PN CEP 10.7 00:13.0 +72:32 C43 (NGC7814) GX PEG 10.5 00:03.2 +16:09 M30 GC CAP 7.5 21:40.4 -23:11 ------------------ Object: Object identifier type: Object type Con: constellation mag: Visual magnitude radec: Position in RA (h:m), Dec (deg:') **********