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Name	Type	Mag	Constellation	Right Ascension	Declination	Other names	Number of observations

Name	Type	Mag	Constellation	Right Ascension	Declination	Other names	Number of observations
M101	Galaxy	7.9	Ursa Major	14^h03^m	+54°20'	Pinwheel Galaxy, NGC 5457, Arp 26, UGC 8981, PGC 50063	169 images »
M102	Galaxy	10.0	Draco	15^h06^m	+55°45'	Spindle Galaxy	9 images »
M103	Open cluster	7.4	Cassiopeia	01^h33^m	+60°39'	NGC 581, Cr 14, Mel 8	6 images »
M104	Galaxy	8.6	Virgo	12^h39^m	-11°37'	Sombrero Galaxy, NGC 4594, UGCA 293, PGC 42407	34 images »
M105	Galaxy	9.3	Leo	10^h47^m	+12°34'	NGC 3379, UGC 5902, PGC 32256	11 images »
M106	Galaxy	9.3	Canes Venatici	12^h18^m	+47°18'	NGC 4258, UGC 7353, PGC 39600	39 images »
M107	Globular cluster	7.8	Ophiuchus	16^h32^m	-13°03'	NGC 6171, Mel 148	7 images »
M108	Galaxy	10.1	Ursa Major	11^h11^m	+55°40'	NGC 3556, UGC 6225, PGC 34030	24 images »
M109	Galaxy	9.9	Ursa Major	11^h57^m	+53°22'	NGC 3992, UGC 6937, PGC 37617	8 images »
M110	Galaxy	8.2	Andromeda	00^h40^m	+41°41'	NGC 205, UGC 426, PGC 2429	34 images »

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