Messier Objects Tonight
Sky Map
Celectial bearing and elevation at 01:21
This skymap is a dynamic visualization that displays the positions of celestial objets in the night sky for your specific location on the current date. It allows you to interactively explore the celestial landscape by moving it horizontally, enabling you to preview how the arrangement of stars will change as the night progresses.
Beehive (M44)
Open Cluster
The Beehive Cluster, an open star cluster containing over 1,000 stars, located approximately 577 light-years away in the constellation Cancer.
Orion Nebula (M42)
Star cluster + Nebula
The Orion Nebula, a bright emission nebula and star-forming region, containing over 700 stars, located approximately 1,344 light-years away in the constellation Orion.
M47
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing over 500 stars, located approximately 1,600 light-years away in the constellation Puppis.
M35
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing over 1200 stars, located approximately 2,800 light-years away in the constellation Gemini.
M34
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing over 400 stars, located approximately 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Perseus.
M37
Open Cluster
A rich open star cluster containing over 500 stars, located approximately 4,500 light-years away in the constellation Auriga.
M48
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing over 200 stars, located approximately 1,500 light-years away in the constellation Hydra.
M50
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing over 200 stars, located approximately 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros.
M36
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing over 60 stars, visible to the naked eye under dark skies, located approximately 4,100 light-years away in the constellation Auriga.
M46
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing over 500 stars, located approximately 5,400 light-years away in the constellation Puppis.
M3
Globular Cluster
A spectacular globular cluster containing approximately 500,000 stars, situated in the constellation Canes Venatici.
M38
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing over 100 stars, located approximately 4,200 light-years away in the constellation Auriga.
M67
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing over 500 stars, located approximately 2,800 light-years away in the constellation Cancer.
M52
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing over 200 stars, located approximately 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.
M103
Open Cluster
M103 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.40 in the constellation Cassiopeia, spanning approximately 4.5 arcseconds in the sky.
M53
Globular Cluster
A globular cluster containing hundreds of thousands of stars, located approximately 58,000 light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
M78
Reflection Nebula
A reflection nebula containing a young star cluster, located approximately 1,600 light-years away in the constellation Orion.
M32
Galaxy
A satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, containing approximately 3 billion stars, located approximately 2.537 million light-years away.
Crab Nebula (M1)
Supernova remnant
The Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant, known for its filaments of glowing gas and energetic pulsar at its core.
M65
Galaxy
A barred spiral galaxy containing billions of stars, located approximately 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.