diff --git a/app/crud/crud_body.py b/app/crud/crud_body.py
index 485b723..0479d89 100644
--- a/app/crud/crud_body.py
+++ b/app/crud/crud_body.py
@@ -117,14 +117,49 @@ def perform_name_search_filter(
         # Name:
         name = getattr(query_params, "name", None)
 
-        if name:
-            query = query.filter(
-                or_(
-                    self.model.name.op("LIKE")("%{0}%".format(name)),
-                    self.model.iau.op("LIKE")("%{0}%".format(name)),
-                )
+        if not name:
+            return query
+
+        # If the name starts with "M", then we need to
+        # filter by the Messier catalogue:
+        if (
+            name.lower().strip().startswith("m")
+            and len(name) >= 2
+            and name[1:].isdigit()
+        ):
+            return query.filter(
+                self.model.messier.op("LIKE")("%{0}%".format(name[1:])),
+            )
+
+        # If the name starts with "NGC", then we need to
+        # filter by the New General catalogue:
+        if (
+            name.lower().strip().startswith("ngc")
+            and len(name) >= 4
+            and name[3:].isdigit()
+        ):
+            return query.filter(
+                self.model.ngc.op("LIKE")("%{0}%".format(name[3:])),
+            )
+
+        # If the name starts with "IC", then we need to
+        # filter by the Index catalogue:
+        if (
+            name.lower().strip().startswith("ic")
+            and len(name) >= 3
+            and name[2:].isdigit()
+        ):
+            return query.filter(
+                self.model.ic.op("LIKE")("%{0}%".format(name[2:])),
             )
 
+        query = query.filter(
+            or_(
+                self.model.name.op("LIKE")("%{0}%".format(name)),
+                self.model.iau.op("LIKE")("%{0}%".format(name)),
+            )
+        )
+
         return query
 
     def perform_constellation_search_filter(
diff --git a/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_bodies.py b/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_bodies.py
index 26ecc3f..637c40e 100644
--- a/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_bodies.py
+++ b/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_bodies.py
@@ -99,6 +99,27 @@ async def test_list_bodies_with_the_partial_name_betel(client: AsyncClient) -> N
     assert body["results"][0]["iau"] == "Betelgeuse"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_list_bodies_with_the_name_M45(client: AsyncClient) -> None:
+    page = 1
+
+    response = await client.get(
+        f"{settings.API_V1_STR}/bodies/{page}?name=M45",
+        headers={"Host": "perseus.docker.localhost"},
+    )
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    body = response.json()
+
+    assert body["count"] == 1
+    assert body["next_page"] is None
+    assert body["previous_page"] is None
+
+    assert body["results"][0]["name"] == "Pleiades"
+    assert body["results"][0]["iau"] == "Messier 45"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_list_bodies_with_specific_radial_search(client: AsyncClient) -> None:
     page = 1