| Name | Distance (Mly) |
Messier | NGC | Apparent magnitude |
Apparent dimesions (') |
| Canis Major dwarf galaxy | 0.025 | 720x720 | |||
| Saggitarius dwarf galaxy | 0.088 | 190x490 | |||
| Large Magellanic cloud | 0.17 | - | - | +0.1 | 650x550 |
| Small Magellanic cloud | 0.21 | - | - | +2.3 | 280x160 |
| Barnard's galaxy | 1.8 | - | 6882 | +9.3 | 35x35 |
| Andromeda galaxy | 2 | M31 | 224 | +3.4 | 178x63 |
| Andromeda | 2.5 | M32 | 221 | +8.1 | 8x6 |
| Andromeda | 2.5 | M110 | 205 | +8.5 | 17x10 |
| Triangulum | 3 | M33 | 598 | +5.7 | 73x45 |
| Bode's galaxy (Ursa Major) | 12 | M81 | 3031 | +6.9 | 21x10 |
| Centaurus A | 15 | - | 5128 | +7.0 | 18x14 |
| Black Eye (Coma Berenices) | 19 | M64 | 4826 | +8.5 | 9.3x5.4 |
| Pinwheel galaxy (Ursa Major) | 27 | M101 | 5457 | +7.9 | 22x22 |
| Leo | 35 | M65 | 3623 | +9.3 | 8x1.5 |
| Leo | 35 | M66 | 3627 | +8.9 | 8x2.5 |
| Pisces | 35 | M74 | 628 | +9.4 | 10.2x9.5 |
| Whirlpool galaxy | 37 | M51 | 5194 | +8.4 | 11x7 |
| Sunflower galaxy (Canes Venatici) | 37 | M63 | 5055 | +8.6 | 10x6 |
| Sombrero galaxy (Virgo) | 50 | M104 | 4594 | +9.2 | 9x4 |
| Virgo | 60 | M49 | 4472 | +8.4 | 9x7.5 |
| Virgo | 60 | M58 | 4579 | +9.7 | 5.5x4.5 |
| Virgo | 60 | M59 | 4621 | +9.6 | 5x3.5 |
| Virgo | 60 | M60 | 4649 | +8.8 | 7x6 |
| Coma Berenices | 60 | M88 | 4501 | +9.6 | 7x4 |
| 95 | - | 5746 | +11.3 | 7.5x1.3 | |
| Perseus A | 300 | - | 1275 | ||
| 'Most distant galaxy' | 1300 | - | - |