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Deep sky objects in Scorpius - Full list

The table below is a complete list of all the 64 deep sky objects belonging to the Messier, New General Catalogue (NGC) and Index Catalogue (IC) catalogues that are present in the Scorpius constellation. Click on each row to view the object complete details.

Name Type Magnitude (B)
NGC 6231 Open Cluster 2.6 (V)
Messier 7 (Ptolemy's Cluster) Open Cluster 3.3 (V)
IC 4592 Reflection Nebula 3.9 (B)
Messier 6 (Butterfly Cluster) Open Cluster 4.2 (V)
IC 4605 Nebula 4.7 (B)
Messier 4 (The Cat's Eye) Globular Cluster 5.4 (V)
NGC 6281 Open Cluster 5.4 (V)
NGC 6374 Open Cluster 5.5 (V)
NGC 6124 Open Cluster 5.8 (V)
NGC 6322 Open Cluster 6 (V)
NGC 6242 Open Cluster 6.4 (V)
NGC 6169 Open Cluster 6.6 (V)
NGC 6425 Open Cluster 7.2 (V)
NGC 6178 Open Cluster 7.2 (V)
Messier 80 Globular Cluster 7.3 (V)
NGC 6388 Globular Cluster 7.4 (B)
NGC 6441 Globular Cluster 8 (V)
NGC 6259 Open Cluster 8 (V)
NGC 6249 Open Cluster 8.2 (V)
NGC 6451 Open Cluster 8.2 (V)
NGC 6396 Open Cluster 8.5 (V)
NGC 6192 Open Cluster 8.5 (V)
NGC 6400 Open Cluster 8.8 (V)
NGC 6268 Open Cluster 9.5 (V)
NGC 6302 (Bug Nebula) Planetary Nebula 9.6 (V)
NGC 6144 Globular Cluster 9.63 (V)
NGC 6139 Globular Cluster 9.68 (V)
NGC 6216 Open Cluster 10.1 (V)
NGC 6453 Globular Cluster 10.49 (B)
NGC 6404 Open Cluster 10.6 (V)
NGC 6153 Planetary Nebula 10.9 (V)
NGC 6072 Planetary Nebula 11.7 (V)
NGC 6318 Open Cluster 11.8 (V)
NGC 6337 Planetary Nebula 12.3 (V)
IC 4599 Planetary Nebula 12.4 (B)
IC 4637 Planetary Nebula 12.5 (V)
IC 4663 Planetary Nebula 12.5 (V)
NGC 6000 Galaxy 13.02 (B)
IC 4597 Galaxy 13.3 (B)
IC 4598 Galaxy 14.4 (B)
IC 4596 Galaxy 14.96 (B)
NGC 6437 Association of Stars N/A
NGC 6415 Association of Stars N/A
NGC 6416 Open Cluster N/A
NGC 6421 Association of Stars N/A
NGC 6444 Open Cluster N/A
NGC 6455 Association of Stars N/A
IC 1203 Association of Stars N/A
NGC 6380 Globular Cluster N/A
NGC 6357 (War and Peace Nebula) Star Cluster + Nebula N/A
NGC 6335 Association of Stars N/A
NGC 6334 Supernova Remnant N/A
NGC 6256 Globular Cluster N/A
IC 1207 Association of Stars N/A
NGC 5998 Open Cluster N/A
IC 4628 Nebula N/A
IC 4601 Nebula N/A
IC 4591 HII Ionized region N/A
NGC 6480 Association of Stars N/A