This is the list of the 110 objects in the Messier Catalogue with their designations in the New General Catalogue (NGC), traditional names, object types and constellations.
| Messier 1 (NGC 1952) | Crab Nebula | Supernova remnant | Taurus |
| Messier 2 (NGC 7089) | Globular cluster | Aquarius | |
| Messier 3 (NGC 5272) | Globular cluster | Canes Venatici | |
| Messier 4 (NGC 6121) | Globular cluster | Scorpius | |
| Messier 5 (NGC 5904) | Globular cluster | Serpens | |
| Messier 6 (NGC 6405) | Butterfly Cluster | Open cluster | Scorpius |
| Messier 7 (NGC 6475) | Ptolemy Cluster | Open cluster | Scorpius |
| Messier 8 (NGC 6523) | Lagoon Nebula | Emission nebula with cluster | Sagittarius |
| Messier 9 (NGC 6333) | Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | |
| Messier 10 (NGC 6254) | Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | |
| Messier 11 (NGC 6705) | Wild Duck Cluster | Open cluster | Scutum |
| Messier 12 (NGC 6218) | Gumball Globular | Globular cluster | Ophiuchus |
| Messier 13 (NGC 6205) | Hercules Globular Cluster | Globular cluster | Hercules |
| Messier 14 (NGC 6402) | Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | |
| Messier 15 (NGC 7078) | Great Pegasus Cluster | Globular cluster | Pegasus |
| Messier 16 (NGC 6611) | Eagle Nebula | Emission nebula with cluster | Serpens |
| Messier 17 (NGC 6618) | Omega Nebula | Emission nebula with cluster | Sagittarius |
| Messier 18 (NGC 6613) | Open Cluster | Sagittarius | |
| Messier 19 (NGC 6273) | Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | |
| Messier 20 (NGC 6514) | Trifid Nebula | Emission, reflection and dark nebula with cluster | Sagittarius |
| Messier 21 (NGC 6531) | Open cluster | Sagittarius | |
| Messier 22 (NGC 6656) | Sagittarius Cluster | Globular cluster | Sagittarius |
| Messier 23 (NGC 6494) | Open cluster | Sagittarius | |
| Messier 24 (IC 4715) | Sagittarius Star Cloud | Milky Way star cloud | Sagittarius |
| Messier 25 (IC 4725) | Open cluster | Sagittarius | |
| Messier 26 (NGC 6694) | Open cluster | Scutum | |
| Messier 27 (NGC 6853) | Dumbbell Nebula | Planetary nebula | Vulpecula |
| Messier 28 (NGC 6626) | Globular cluster | Sagittarius | |
| Messier 29 (NGC 6913) | Open cluster | Cygnus | |
| Messier 30 (NGC 7099) | Globular cluster | Capricornus | |
| Messier 31 (NGC 224) | Andromeda Galaxy | Spiral galaxy | Andromeda |
| Messier 32 (NGC 221) | Le Gentil | Dwarf elliptical galaxy | Andromeda |
| Messier 33 (NGC 598) | Triangulum Galaxy | Spiral galaxy | Triangulum |
| Messier 34 (NGC 1039) | Open cluster | Perseus | |
| Messier 35 (NGC 2168) | Open cluster | Gemini | |
| Messier 36 (NGC 1960) | Pinwheel Cluster | Open cluster | Auriga |
| Messier 37 (NGC 2099) | Open cluster | Auriga | |
| Messier 38 (NGC 1912) | Starfish Cluster | Open cluster | Auriga |
| Messier 39 (NGC 7092) | Open cluster | Cygnus | |
| Messier 40 | Winnecke 4 | Double star | Ursa Major |
| Messier 41 (NGC 2287) | Open cluster | Canis Major | |
| Messier 42 (NGC 1976) | Orion Nebula | Emission-reflection nebula | Orion |
| Messier 43 (NGC 1982) | De Mairan’s Nebula | Emission-reflection nebula | Orion |
| Messier 44 (NGC 2632) | Beehive Cluster | Open cluster | Cancer |
| Messier 45 | Pleiades | Open cluster | Taurus |
| Messier 46 (NGC 2437) | Open cluster | Puppis | |
| Messier 47 (NGC 2422) | Open cluster | Puppis | |
| Messier 48 (NGC 2548) | Open cluster | Hydra | |
| Messier 49 (NGC 4472) | Elliptical galaxy | Virgo | |
| Messier 50 (NGC 2323) | Heart-Shaped Cluster | Open cluster | Monoceros |
| Messier 51 (NGC 5194, NGC 5195) | Whirlpool Galaxy | Spiral galaxy | Canes Venatici |
| Messier 52 (NGC 7654) | Open cluster | Cassiopeia | |
| Messier 53 (NGC 5024) | Globular cluster | Coma Berenices | |
| Messier 54 (NGC 6715) | Globular cluster | Sagittarius | |
| Messier 55 (NGC 6809) | Summer Rose Star | Globular cluster | Sagittarius |
| Messier 56 (NGC 6779) | Globular cluster | Lyra | |
| Messier 57 (NGC 6720) | Ring Nebula | Planetary nebula | Lyra |
| Messier 58 (NGC 4579) | Barred spiral galaxy | Virgo | |
| Messier 59 (NGC 4621) | Elliptical galaxy | Virgo | |
| Messier 60 (NGC 4649) | Elliptical galaxy | Virgo | |
| Messier 61 (NGC 4303) | Spiral galaxy | Virgo | |
| Messier 62 (NGC 6266) | Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | |
| Messier 63 (NGC 5055) | Sunflower Galaxy | Spiral galaxy | Canes Venatici |
| Messier 64 (NGC 4826) | Black Eye Galaxy | Spiral galaxy | Coma Berenices |
| Messier 65 (NGC 3623) | Barred spiral galaxy | Leo | |
| Messier 66 (NGC 3627) | Barred spiral galaxy | Leo | |
| Messier 67 (NGC 2682) | King Cobra Cluster | Open cluster | Cancer |
| Messier 68 (NGC 4590) | Globular cluster | Hydra | |
| Messier 69 (NGC 6637) | Globular cluster | Sagittarius | |
| Messier 70 (NGC 6681) | Globular cluster | Sagittarius | |
| Messier 71 (NGC 6838) | Globular cluster | Sagitta | |
| Messier 72 (NGC 6981) | Globular cluster | Aquarius | |
| Messier 73 (NGC 6994) | Asterism | Aquarius | |
| Messier 74 (NGC 628) | Phantom Galaxy | Spiral galaxy | Pisces |
| Messier 75 (NGC 6864) | Globular cluster | Sagittarius | |
| Messier 76 (NGC 650, NGC 651) | Little Dumbbell Nebula | Planetary nebula | Perseus |
| Messier 77 (NGC 1068) | Cetus A | Spiral galaxy | Cetus |
| Messier 78 (NGC 2068) | Reflection nebula | Orion | |
| Messier 79 (NGC 1904) | Globular cluster | Lepus | |
| Messier 80 (NGC 6093) | Globular cluster | Scorpius | |
| Messier 81 (NGC 3031) | Bode’s Galaxy | Spiral galaxy | Ursa Major |
| Messier 82 (NGC 3034) | Cigar Galaxy | Starburst irregular galaxy | Ursa Major |
| Messier 83 (NGC 5236) | Southern Pinwheel Galaxy | Barred spiral galaxy | Hydra |
| Messier 84 (NGC 4374) | Lenticular or elliptical galaxy | Virgo | |
| Messier 85 (NGC 4382) | Lenticular or elliptical galaxy | Coma Berenices | |
| Messier 86 (NGC 4406) | Lenticular or elliptical galaxy | Virgo | |
| Messier 87 (NGC 4486) | Virgo A | Elliptical galaxy | Virgo |
| Messier 88 (NGC 4501) | Spiral galaxy | Coma Berenices | |
| Messier 89 (NGC 4552) | Elliptical galaxy | Virgo | |
| Messier 90 (NGC 4569) | Spiral galaxy | Virgo | |
| Messier 91 (NGC 4548) | Barred spiral galaxy | Coma Berenices | |
| Messier 92 (NGC 6341) | Globular cluster | Hercules | |
| Messier 93 (NGC 2447) | Open cluster | Puppis | |
| Messier 94 (NGC 4736) | Cat’s Eye Galaxy | Spiral galaxy | Canes Venatici |
| Messier 95 (NGC 3351) | Barred spiral galaxy | Leo | |
| Messier 96 (NGC 3368) | Spiral galaxy | Leo | |
| Messier 97 (NGC 3587) | Owl Nebula | Planetary nebula | Ursa Major |
| Messier 98 (NGC 4192) | Spiral galaxy | Coma Berenices | |
| Messier 99 (NGC 4254) | Coma Pinwheel | Spiral galaxy | Coma Berenices |
| Messier 100 (NGC 4321) | Spiral galaxy | Coma Berenices | |
| Messier 101 (NGC 5457) | Pinwheel Galaxy | Spiral galaxy | Ursa Major |
| Messier 102 (NGC 5866) | Spindle Galaxy | Lenticular galaxy | Draco |
| Messier 103 (NGC 581) | Open cluster | Cassiopeia | |
| Messier 104 (NGC 4594) | Sombrero Galaxy | Spiral galaxy | Virgo |
| Messier 105 (NGC 3379) | Elliptical galaxy | ||
| Messier 106 (NGC 4258) | Spiral galaxy | Canes Venatici | |
| Messier 107 (NGC 6171) | Globular cluster | Ophiuchus | |
| Messier 108 (NGC 3556) | Surfboard Galaxy | Barred spiral galaxy | Ursa Major |
| Messier 109 (NGC 3992) | Barred spiral galaxy | Ursa Major | |
| Messier 110 (NGC 205) | Edward Young Star | Dwarf elliptical galaxy | Andromeda |