ref: alternate names, object type and constellation obtained from website In-The-Sky.org
| NAME | DESCRIPTION | PICTURE LINKS |
| M1 | (The Crab Nebula) => Supernova remnant in Taurus | picture...picture...picture...picture...picture... |
| M2 | => Globular cluster in Aquarius | picture...picture...picture... |
| M3 | => Globular cluster in Canes Venatici | picture... |
| M4 | => Globular cluster in Scorpius | picture... |
| M5 | => Globular cluster in Serpens Caput | picture... |
| M8 | (The Lagoon Nebula) => Nebula in Sagittarius | picture... |
| M9 | => Globular cluster in Ophiuchus | picture... |
| M10 | => Globular cluster in Ophiuchus | picture... |
| M11 | (The Wild Duck Cluster) => Open cluster in Scutum | picture... |
| M12 | => Globular cluster in Ophiuchus | picture... |
| M13 | (The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules) => Globular cluster in Hercules | picture...picture... |
| M14 | => Globular cluster in Ophiuchus | picture... |
| M15 | => Globular cluster in Pegasus | picture... |
| M16 | (The Eagle Nebula) => Open cluster in Serpens Cauda | picture... |
| M17 | (The Omega Nebula) => Open cluster in Sagittarius | picture... |
| M19 | => Globular cluster in Ophiuchus | picture... |
| M20 | (The Trifid Nebula) => Open cluster in Sagittarius | picture... |
| M22 | (The Sagittarius Cluster) => Globular cluster in Sagittarius | picture... |
| M27 | (The Apple Core Nebula) => Planetary nebula in Vulpecula | picture...picture...picture... |
| M28 | => Globular cluster in Sagittarius | picture... |
| M30 | => Globular cluster in Capricornus | picture...picture...picture... |
| M31 | (The Andromeda Galaxy) => Galaxy in Andromeda | picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture... |
| M32 | => Galaxy in Andromeda | picture...picture... |
| M33 | (The Triangulum Galaxy) => Galaxy in Triangulum | picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture... |
| M42 | (The Orion Nebula) => Open cluster in Orion | picture...picture...picture... |
| M45 | (The Pleiades) => Open cluster in Taurus | picture... |
| M49 | => Galaxy in Virgo | picture... |
| M51 | (The Whirlpool Galaxy) => Galaxy in Canes Venatici | picture...picture...picture... |
| M53 | => Globular cluster in Coma Berenices | picture... |
| M54 | => Globular cluster in Sagittarius | picture... |
| M55 | => Globular cluster in Sagittarius | picture... |
| M56 | => Globular cluster in Lyra | picture...picture... |
| M57 | (The Ring Nebula) => Planetary nebula in Lyra | picture...picture...picture...picture... |
| M58 | => Galaxy in Virgo | picture... |
| M59 | => Galaxy in Virgo | picture... |
| M60 | => Galaxy in Virgo | picture... |
| M61 | => Galaxy in Virgo | picture... |
| M62 | => Globular cluster in Ophiuchus | picture...picture... |
| M63 | (The Sunflower Galaxy) => Galaxy in Canes Venatici | picture... |
| M64 | (The Black Eye Galaxy) => Galaxy in Coma Berenices | picture...picture... |
| M65 | => Galaxy in Leo | picture... |
| M66 | => Galaxy in Leo | picture... |
| M68 | => Globular cluster in Hydra | picture... |
| M69 | => Globular cluster in Sagittarius | picture... |
| M70 | => Globular cluster in Sagittarius | picture... |
| M71 | => Globular cluster in Sagitta | picture... |
| M72 | => Globular cluster in Aquarius | picture...picture... |
| M73 | => Nebula in Aquarius | picture... |
| M74 | => Galaxy in Pisces | picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture... |
| M76 | (The Little Dumbbell Nebula) => Planetary nebula in Perseus | picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture... |
| M77 | => Galaxy in Cetus | picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture...picture... |
| M78 | => Reflection nebula in Orion | picture...picture...picture...picture...picture... |
| M79 | => Globular cluster in Lepus | picture... |
| M80 | => Globular cluster in Scorpius | picture... |
| M81 | => Galaxy in Ursa Major | picture... |
| M82 | => Galaxy in Ursa Major | picture...picture... |
| M83 | (The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy) => Galaxy in Hydra | picture...picture... |
| M84 | => Galaxy in Virgo | picture... |
| M85 | => Galaxy in Coma Berenices | picture... |
| M86 | => Galaxy in Virgo | picture... |
| M87 | => Galaxy in Virgo | picture... |
| M88 | => Galaxy in Coma Berenices | picture... |
| M89 | => Galaxy in Virgo | picture... |
| M90 | => Galaxy in Virgo | picture... |
| M92 | => Globular cluster in Hercules | picture... |
| M94 | => Galaxy in Canes Venatici | picture... |
| M95 | => Galaxy in Leo | picture... |
| M96 | => Galaxy in Leo | picture... |
| M97 | (The Owl Nebula) => Planetary nebula in Ursa Major | picture...picture... |
| M98 | => Galaxy in Coma Berenices | picture... |
| M99 | (The Coma Pinwheel Galaxy) => Galaxy in Coma Berenices | picture... |
| M100 | => Galaxy in Coma Berenices | picture... |
| M101 | => Galaxy in Ursa Major | picture...picture...picture... |
| M104 | (The Sombrero Galaxy) => Galaxy in Virgo | picture...picture... |
| M105 | => Galaxy in Leo | picture...picture... |
| M106 | => Galaxy in Canes Venatici | picture... |
| M107 | => Globular cluster in Ophiuchus | picture... |
| M108 | => Galaxy in Ursa Major | picture...picture... |
| M109 | => Galaxy in Ursa Major | picture...picture... |
