Image M NGC Type ra dec con size mag viewability M31 224 galaxy 0 42.7 +41 16 And 178.0 3.5 The Andromeda Galaxy: the most distant object visible to the unaided eye. Even to the naked eye it appears as an elliptical fuzzy patch. M32 221 galaxy 0 42.7 +40 52 And 7.6 8.2 This is a small satellite galaxy of M31: in the same way that the Magellanic Clouds are satellites of our own Galaxy. M33 598 galaxy 1 33.9 +30 39 Tri 62.0 5.7 A spiral galaxy seen just about face-on from earth. Dim and extensive - but can be picked out on a dark night with binoculars. M34 1039 open cluster 2 42.0 +42 47 Per 35.0 5.2 A cluster of about 60 stars: fairly easy in binoculars - which should resolve it into stars. M35 2168 open cluster 6 08.9 +24 20 Gem 28.0 5.1 A prominent star cluster - visible to the naked eye or through binoculars. M36 1960 open cluster 5 36.1 +34 08 Aur 12.0 6.0 A small cluster of around 60 stars: easily visible in binoculars but you'll need a telescope to resolve it into stars. M37 2099 open cluster 5 52.4 +32 33 Aur 24.0 5.6 A cluster of about 150 stars: easily seen as a fuzzy patch in binoculars but a good telescope is needed to resolve the stars. M38 1912 open cluster 5 28.7 +35 50 Aur 21.0 6.4 A cluster of around 100 stars M39 7092 open cluster 21 32.2 +48 26 Cyg 32.0 4.6 A prominent but loose cluster of about 30 stars: visible with binoculars M40 ---- ---- 12 22.4 +58 05 UMa ---- 8 This is not a deep sky object - just a pair of faint stars ( HD 238107 and HD 238108 ) M41 2287 open cluster 6 47.0 -20 44 CMa 38.0 4.5 A bright cluster of about 80 stars 4 º south of Sirius: visible to the naked eye - just about resolvable in powerful binoculars. M42 1976 nebula 5 35.4 -05 27 Ori 66.0 4.0 The great Orion Nebula: clearly visible to the naked eye - a nice sight in binoculars M43 1982 nebula 5 35.6 -05 16 Ori 20.0 9.0 Really just a smaller patch of the same huge molecular cloud of which M42 is also a part. M44 2632 open cluster 8 40.1 +19 59 Cnc 95.0 3.1 Praesepe or the Beehive Cluster: an easy naked eye object and very easily resolved in binoculars M45 ----- open cluster 3 47.0 +24 07 Tau 110 1.2 The Pleiades or Seven Sisters: the brightest star cluster in the sky - at least 400 stars populate this cluster: seven or eight can be resolved with the unaided eye. A strikingly beautiful sight in binoculars. M46 2437 open cluster 7 41.8 -14 49 Pup 27.0 6.1 A cluster of about 100 faint stars of more or less uniform brightness M47 2422 open cluster 7 36.6 -14 30 Pup 30.0 4.4 Close to M46 but much more conspicuous and clearly visible to the naked eye: contains about 30 stars M48 2548 open cluster 8 13.8 -05 48 Hya 54.0 5.8 Only just visible to the naked eye in perfect conditions: a fine binocular object M49 4472 galaxy 12 29.8 +08 00 Vir 8.9 8.4 Elliptical galaxy: appears as a rounded glow in powerful binoculars M50 2323 open cluster 7 03.2 -08 20 Mon 16.0 5.9 Cluster of about 80 stars: an easy binocular object but needs a telescope to resolve into stars M51 5194 galaxy 13 29.9 +47 12 CVn 11.0 8.4 The Whirlpool Galaxy: Can be seen in binoculars but needs a very clear, dark night - this was the first spiral to be identified as such but a good telescope (~30 cm) is needed to see the spiral form M52 7654 open cluster 23 24.2 +61 35 Cas 13.0 6.9 A cluster of around 100 stars - visible in binoculars as a faint, misty patch M53 5024 globular cluster 13 12.9 +18 10 Com 12.6 7.7 M54 6715 globular cluster 18 55.1 -30 29 Sgr 9.1 7.7 M55 6809 globular cluster 19 40.0 -30 58 Sgr 19.0 7.0 Visible in binoculars but needs a telescope to resolve into stars M56 6779 globular cluster 19 16.6 +30 11 Lyr 7.1 8.3 M57 6720 planetary nebula