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Request: Add Barnard Objects and the Andromeda Galaxy

I am trying to clear up some pinned tabs, so I need to write these down as a request. The SNU Universe project will travel all of the known universe, and people will be able to visit every known part of space, including parts out of the Milky Way Galaxy. Barnard objects and the Andromeda Galaxy are the next places to add.

I won't be adding this in for a while.

[FEATURE REQUEST] Add support for the full set of Messier objects

I plan to start adding more parts of space for the user to explore through feature requests. There are so many cool things in the Galaxy, so I am starting with some of the best ones that we know of. I have already requested:

• Boötes void

• Barnard Objects

• Andromedia Galaxy

• Messier 51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)

This is the first Messier object I have defined. This issue covers all the messier objects. Issues help me file features better, and I hope to come back and add them in the future.

There are 110 messier objects. I don't have the time to take all the [references] out of this, so this is a direct copy and paste:

Messier number NGC/IC number Common name Picture Object type Distance (kly) Constellation Apparent magnitude Right ascension Declination

M1[17] NGC 1952 Crab Nebula Supernova remnant 4.9–8.1 Taurus 8.4 05h 34m 31.94s +22° 00′ 52.2″

M2[18] NGC 7089 – Globular cluster 33 Aquarius 6.3 21h 33m 27.02s −00° 49′ 23.7″

M3[19] NGC 5272 – Globular cluster 33.9 Canes Venatici 6.2 13h 42m 11.62s +28° 22′ 38.2″

M4[20] NGC 6121 – Globular cluster 7.2 Scorpius 5.9 16h 23m 35.22s −26° 31′ 32.7″

M5[21] NGC 5904 – Globular cluster 24.5 Serpens 6.7 15h 18m 33.22s +02° 04′ 51.7″

M6[22] NGC 6405 Butterfly Cluster Open cluster 1.6 Scorpius 4.2 17h 40.1m −32° 13′

M7[23] NGC 6475 Ptolemy Cluster Open cluster 0.65–1.31 Scorpius 3.3 17h 53m 51.2s −34° 47′ 34″

M8[24] NGC 6523 Lagoon Nebula Nebula with cluster 4.1 Sagittarius 6.0 18h 03m 37s −24° 23′ 12″

M9[25] NGC 6333 – Globular cluster 25.8 Ophiuchus 8.4 17h 19m 11.78s −18° 30′ 58.5″

M10[26] NGC 6254 – Globular cluster 14.3 Ophiuchus 6.4 16h 57m 8.92s −04° 05′ 58.07″

M11[27] NGC 6705 Wild Duck Cluster Open cluster 6.2 Scutum 6.3 18h 51.1m −06° 16′

M12[28] NGC 6218 – Globular cluster 15.7 Ophiuchus 7.7 16h 47m 14.18s −01° 56′ 54.7″

M13[29] NGC 6205 Great Globular Cluster in Hercules Globular cluster 22.2 Hercules 5.8 16h 41m 41.24s +36° 27′ 35.5″

M14[30] NGC 6402 – Globular cluster 30.3 Ophiuchus 8.3 17h 37m 36.15s −03° 14′ 45.3″

M15[31] NGC 7078 – Globular cluster 33 Pegasus 6.2 21h 29m 58.33s +12° 10′ 01.2″

M16[32] NGC 6611 Eagle Nebula H II region nebula with cluster 7 Serpens 6.0 18h 18m 48s −13° 49′

M17[33] NGC 6618 Omega, Swan, Horseshoe, or Lobster Nebula H II region nebula with cluster 5–6 Sagittarius 6.0 18h 20m 26s
−16° 10′ 36″

M18[34] NGC 6613 – Open cluster 4.9 Sagittarius 7.5 18h 19.9m −17° 08′

M19[35] NGC 6273 – Globular cluster 28.7 Ophiuchus 7.5 17h 02m 37.69s −26° 16′ 04.6″

M20[36] NGC 6514 Trifid Nebula H II region nebula with cluster 5.2 Sagittarius 6.3 18h 02m 23s −23° 01′ 48″

M21[37] NGC 6531 – Open cluster 4.25 Sagittarius 6.5 18h 04.6m −22° 30′

M22[38] NGC 6656 Sagittarius Cluster Globular cluster 9.6–11.6 Sagittarius 5.1 18h 36m 23.94s −23° 54′ 17.1″

M23[39] NGC 6494 – Open cluster 2.15 Sagittarius 6.9 17h 56.8m −19° 01′

M24[40] IC 4715 Small Sagittarius Star Cloud Milky Way star cloud ~10 Sagittarius 2.5 18h 17m −18° 33′

M25[41] IC 4725 – Open cluster 2.0 Sagittarius 4.6 18h 31.6m −19° 15′

M26[42] NGC 6694 – Open cluster 5.0 Scutum 8.0 18h 45.2m −09° 24′

M27[43] NGC 6853 Dumbbell Nebula Planetary nebula 1.148–1.52 Vulpecula 7.5 19h 59m 36.340s +22° 43′ 16.09″

M28[44] NGC 6626 – Globular cluster 17.9 Sagittarius 7.7 18h 24m 32.89s −24° 52′ 11.4″

M29[45] NGC 6913 Cooling Tower Open cluster 7.2 Cygnus 7.1 20h 23m 56s +38° 31′ 24″

M30[46] NGC 7099 – Globular cluster 27.8–31 Capricornus 7.7 21h 40m 22.12 −23° 10′ 47.5″

M31[47] NGC 224 Andromeda Galaxy Spiral galaxy 2,430–2,650 Andromeda 3.4 00h 42m 44.3s +41° 16′ 9″

M32[48] NGC 221 Small Andromeda Galaxy Dwarf elliptical galaxy 2,410–2,570 Andromeda 8.1 00h 42m 41.8s +40° 51′ 55″

M33[49] NGC 598 Triangulum/Pinwheel Galaxy Spiral galaxy 2,380–3,070 Triangulum 5.7 01h 33m 50.02s +30° 39′ 36.7″

M34[50] NGC 1039 – Open cluster 1.5 Perseus 5.5 02h 42.1m +42° 46′

M35[51] NGC 2168 – Open cluster 2.8 Gemini 5.3 06h 09.1m +24° 21′

M36[52] NGC 1960 – Open cluster 4.1 Auriga 6.3 05h 36m 12s +34° 08′ 4″

M37[53] NGC 2099 – Open cluster 4.511 Auriga 6.2 05h 52m 18s +32° 33′ 02″

M38[54] NGC 1912 Starfish Cluster Open cluster 4.2 Auriga 7.4 05h 28m 42s +35° 51′ 18″

M39[55] NGC 7092 – Open cluster 0.8244 Cygnus 5.5 21h 31m 42s +48° 26′ 00″

M40[56] – Winnecke-4 Star System 0.51 Ursa Major 9.7 12h 22m 12.5s +58° 4′ 59″

M41[57] NGC 2287 – Open cluster 2.3 Canis Major 4.5 06h 46.0m −20° 46′

M42[58] NGC 1976 Orion Nebula H II region nebula 1.324–1.364 Orion 4.0 05h 35m 17.3 −05° 23′ 28″

M43[59] NGC 1982 De Mairan's Nebula H II region nebula (part of the Orion Nebula)

1.6 	Orion 	9.0 	05h 35.6m 	−05° 16′

M44[60] NGC 2632 Beehive Cluster or Praesepe Open cluster 0.577 Cancer 3.7 08h 40.4m +19° 59′

M45[61] – Pleiades Open cluster 0.39–0.46 Taurus 1.6 03h 47m 24s +24° 07′ 00″

M46[62] NGC 2437 – Open cluster 5.4 Puppis 6.1 07h 41.8m −14° 49′

M47[63] NGC 2422 – Open cluster 1.6 Puppis 4.2 07h 36.6m −14° 30′

M48[64] NGC 2548 – Open cluster 1.5 Hydra 5.5 08h 13.7m −05° 45′

M49[65] NGC 4472 – Elliptical galaxy 53,600–58,200 Virgo 9.4 12h 29m 46.7s +08° 00′ 02″

M50[66] NGC 2323 – Open cluster 3.2 Monoceros 5.9 07h 03.2m −08° 20′

M51[67] NGC 5194, NGC 5195 Whirlpool Galaxy Spiral galaxy 19,000–27,000 Canes Venatici 8.4 13h 29m 52.7s +47° 11′ 43″

M52[68] NGC 7654 – Open cluster 5.0 Cassiopeia 5.0 23h 24.2m +61° 35′

M53[69] NGC 5024 – Globular cluster 58 Coma Berenices 8.3 13h 12m 55.25s +18° 10′ 05.4″

M54[70] NGC 6715 – Globular cluster 87.4 Sagittarius 8.4 18h 55m 03.33s −30° 28′ 47.5″

M55[71] NGC 6809 – Globular cluster 17.6 Sagittarius 7.4 19h 39m 59.71s −30° 57′ 53.1″

M56[72] NGC 6779 – Globular cluster 32.9 Lyra 8.3 19h 16m 35.57s +30° 11′ 00.5″

M57[73] NGC 6720 Ring Nebula Planetary nebula 1.6–3.8 Lyra 8.8 18h 53m 35.079s +33° 01′ 45.03″

M58[74] NGC 4579 – Barred Spiral galaxy ~63,000 Virgo 10.5 12h 37m 43.5s +11° 49′ 05″

M59[75] NGC 4621 – Elliptical galaxy 55,000–65,000 Virgo 10.6 12h 42m 02.3s +11° 38′ 49″

M60[76] NGC 4649 – Elliptical galaxy 51,000–59,000 Virgo 9.8 12h 43m 39.6s +11° 33′ 09″

M61[77] NGC 4303 – Spiral galaxy 50,200–54,800 Virgo 10.2 12h 21m 54.9s +04° 28′ 25″

M62[78] NGC 6266 – Globular cluster 22.2 Ophiuchus 7.4 17h 01m 12.60s −30° 06′ 44.5″

M63[79] NGC 5055 Sunflower Galaxy Spiral galaxy 37,000 Canes Venatici 9.3 13h 15m 49.3s +42° 01′ 45″

M64[80] NGC 4826 Black Eye Galaxy Spiral galaxy 22,000–26,000 Coma Berenices 9.4 12h 56m 43.7s +21° 40′ 58″

M65[81] NGC 3623 Leo Triplet Barred Spiral galaxy 41,000–42,000 Leo 10.3 11h 18m 55.9s +13° 05′ 32″

M66[82] NGC 3627 Leo Triplet Barred Spiral galaxy 31,000–41,000 Leo 8.9 11h 20m 15.0s +12° 59′ 30″

M67[83] NGC 2682 – Open cluster 2.61–2.93 Cancer 6.1 08h 51.3m +11° 49′

M68[84] NGC 4590 – Globular cluster 33.6 Hydra 9.7 12h 39m 27.98s −26° 44′ 38.6″

M69[85] NGC 6637 – Globular cluster 29.7 Sagittarius 8.3 18h 31m 23.10s −32° 20′ 53.1″

M70[86] NGC 6681 – Globular cluster 29.4 Sagittarius 9.1 18h 43m 12.76s −32° 17′ 31.6″

M71[87] NGC 6838 – Globular cluster 13.0 Sagitta 6.1 19h 53m 46.49s +18° 46′ 45.1″

M72[88] NGC 6981 – Globular cluster 53.40–55.74 Aquarius 9.4 20h 53m 27.70s −12° 32′ 14.3″

M73[89] NGC 6994 – Asterism ~2.5 Aquarius 9.0 20h 58m 54s −12° 38′

M74[90] NGC 628 Phantom Galaxy[91] Spiral galaxy 24,000–36,000 Pisces 10.0 01h 36m 41.8s +15° 47′ 01″

M75[92] NGC 6864 – Globular cluster 67.5 Sagittarius 9.2 20h 06m 04.75s −21° 55′ 16.2″

M76[93] NGC 650, NGC 651 Little Dumbbell Nebula Planetary nebula 2.5 Perseus 10.1 01h 42.4m +51° 34′ 31″

M77[94] NGC 1068 Cetus A Spiral galaxy 47,000 Cetus 9.6 02h 42m 40.7s −00° 00′ 48″

M78[95] NGC 2068 – Diffuse nebula 1.6 Orion 8.3 05h 46m 46.7s +00° 00′ 50″

M79[96] NGC 1904 – Globular cluster 41 Lepus 8.6 05h 24m 10.59s −24° 31′ 27.3″

M80[97] NGC 6093 – Globular cluster 32.6 Scorpius 7.9 16h 17m 02.41s −22° 58′ 33.9″

M81[98] NGC 3031 Bode's Galaxy Spiral galaxy 11,400–12,200 Ursa Major 6.9 09h 55m 33.2s +69° 3′ 55″

M82[99] NGC 3034 Cigar Galaxy Starburst galaxy 10,700–12,300 Ursa Major 8.4 09h 55m 52.2s +69° 40′ 47″

M83[100] NGC 5236 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy Barred Spiral galaxy 14,700 Hydra 7.5 13h 37m 00.9s −29° 51′ 57″

M84[101] NGC 4374 – Lenticular galaxy 57,000–63,000 Virgo 10.1 12h 25m 03.7s +12° 53′ 13″

M85[102] NGC 4382 – Lenticular galaxy 56,000–64,000 Coma Berenices 10.0 12h 25m 24.0s +18° 11′ 28″

M86[103] NGC 4406 – Lenticular galaxy 49,000–55,000 Virgo 9.8 12h 26m 11.7s +12° 56′ 46″

M87[104] NGC 4486 Virgo A Elliptical galaxy 51,870–55,130 Virgo 9.6 12h 30m 49.42338s +12° 23′ 28.0439″

M88[105] NGC 4501 – Spiral galaxy 39,000–56,000 Coma Berenices 10.4 12h 31m 59.2s +14° 25′ 14″

M89[106] NGC 4552 – Elliptical galaxy 47,000–53,000 Virgo 10.7 12h 35m 39.8s +12° 33′ 23″

M90[107] NGC 4569 – Spiral galaxy 55,900–61,500 Virgo 10.3 12h 36m 49.8s +13° 09′ 46″

M91[108] NGC 4548 – Barred Spiral galaxy 47,000–79,000 Coma Berenices 11.0 12h 35m 26.4s +14° 29′ 47″

M92[109] NGC 6341 – Globular cluster 26.7 Hercules 6.3 17h 17m 07.39s +43° 08′ 09.4″

M93[110] NGC 2447 – Open cluster 3.6 Puppis 6.0 07h 44.6m −23° 52′

M94[111] NGC 4736 Croc's Eye or Cat's Eye Spiral galaxy 14,700–17,300 Canes Venatici 9.0 12h 50m 53.1s +41° 07′ 14″

M95[112] NGC 3351 – Barred Spiral galaxy 31,200–34,000 Leo 11.4 10h 43m 57.7s +11° 42′ 14″

M96[113] NGC 3368 – Spiral galaxy 28,000–34,000 Leo 10.1 10h 46m 45.7s +11° 49′ 12″

M97[114] NGC 3587 Owl Nebula Planetary nebula 2.03 Ursa Major 9.9 11h 14m 47.734s +55° 01′ 08.50″

M98[115] NGC 4192 – Spiral galaxy 44,400 Coma Berenices 11.0 12h 13m 48.292s +14° 54′ 01.69″

M99[116] NGC 4254 – Spiral galaxy 44,700–55,700 Coma Berenices 10.4 12h 18m 49.6s +14° 24′ 59″

M100[117] NGC 4321 – Spiral galaxy 55,000 Coma Berenices 10.1 12h 22m 54.9s +15° 49′ 21″

M101[118] NGC 5457 Pinwheel Galaxy Spiral galaxy 19,100–22,400 Ursa Major 7.9 14h 03m 12.6s +54° 20′ 57″

M102[119] NGC 5866 Spindle Galaxy Lenticular galaxy 50,000 Draco 10.7 15h 06m 29.5s +55° 45′ 48″

M103[120] NGC 581 – Open cluster 10 Cassiopeia 7.4 01h 33.2m +60° 42′

M104[121] NGC 4594 Sombrero Galaxy Spiral galaxy 28,700–30,900 Virgo 9.0 12h 39m 59.4s −11° 37′ 23″

M105[122] NGC 3379 – Elliptical galaxy 30,400–33,600 Leo 10.2 10h 47m 49.6s +12° 34′ 54″

M106[123] NGC 4258 – Spiral galaxy 22,200–25,200 Canes Venatici 9.1 12h 18m 57.5s +47° 18′ 14″

M107[124] NGC 6171 – Globular cluster 20.9 Ophiuchus 8.9 16h 32m 31.86s −13° 03′ 13.6″

M108[125] NGC 3556 – Barred Spiral galaxy 46,000 Ursa Major 10.7 11h 11m 31.0s +55° 40′ 27″

M109[126] NGC 3992 – Barred Spiral galaxy 59,500–107,500 Ursa Major 10.6 11h 57m 36.0s +53° 22′ 28″

M110[127] NGC 205 – Dwarf elliptical galaxy 2,600–2,780 Andromeda 9.0 00h 40m 22.1s +41° 41′ 07″

Learn more about Messier objects

See an overview on the Messier objects from Wikipedia

NASA's research on Messier objects

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Request: add Boötes void

Boötes void is a unique area to map. It is a huge region of space with very few galaxies. If anyone wants to learn more, here is the reference article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C3%B6tes_void

[FEATURE REQUEST] Add support for the Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier 51)

I plan to start adding more parts of space for the user to explore through feature requests. There are so many cool things in the Galaxy, so I am starting with some of the best ones that we know of. I have already requested:

• Boötes void

• Barnard Objects

• Andromedia Galaxy

I have recently found out about Messier 51, which is better known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, and it re-sparked my interest in this project.

Learn more about Messier 51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)

See an overview on the Messier 51 from Wikipedia

NASA's research on Messier 51

Search deeper for Messier 51 (DuckDuckGo)