diff --git a/app/init_db_seed.py b/app/init_db_seed.py
index 796f362..986ca16 100644
--- a/app/init_db_seed.py
+++ b/app/init_db_seed.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 
 from app.db.session import SessionLocal
+from app.seed.messier import seed_messier
 from app.seed.stars import seed_stars
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 
 def seed() -> None:
     db = SessionLocal()
+    seed_messier(db, logger)
     seed_stars(db, logger)
 
 
diff --git a/app/seed/messier.py b/app/seed/messier.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..552a039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/seed/messier.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import json
+from logging import Logger
+
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from app import crud, schemas
+from app.utils import ROOT_DIR
+
+
+def seed_messier(db: Session, logger: Logger) -> None:
+    """
+    This function call seeds the Body model with a known set of Messier
+    objects in data directory
+    """
+    count = 0
+
+    logger.info("ROOT_DIR: {}".format(ROOT_DIR))
+
+    objects = []
+
+    data = []
+
+    # Open the majorStars.json file:
+    with open("{}/data/objects/messier.json".format(ROOT_DIR), "r") as f:
+        data += json.loads(f.read())
+
+    for body in data:
+        m = {
+            "name": body["name"],
+            "iau": body["iau"],
+            "ra": float(body["ra"]),
+            "dec": float(body["dec"]),
+            "constellation": body["constellation"],
+            "type": body["type"],
+            "messier": body["messier"],
+            "ngc": body["ngc"],
+            "ic": body["ic"],
+            "simbad": body["simbad"],
+        }
+
+        m["m"] = (lambda body: None if body["m"] is None else float(body["m"]))(body)
+
+        m["M"] = (lambda body: None if body["M"] is None else float(body["M"]))(body)
+
+        m["d"] = (lambda body: None if body["d"] is None else float(body["d"]))(body)
+
+        object_in = schemas.BodyCreate(**m)
+        objects.append(object_in)
+
+    for object_in in objects:
+        crud.body.create(db, body=object_in)  # noqa: F841
+        count += 1
+        logger.info("Successfully Populated Object {}".format(object_in.name))
+
+    # Read the stars incrementally into the db:
+
+    logger.info("Populated Initial API w/{} Objects".format(count))
diff --git a/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_bodies.py b/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_bodies.py
index ec35197..25f0924 100644
--- a/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_bodies.py
+++ b/app/tests/api/api_v1/test_bodies.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async def test_list_bodies_without_any_query_params(client: AsyncClient) -> None
 
     body = response.json()
 
-    assert body["count"] == 3767
+    assert body["count"] == 3877
     assert "/api/v1/bodies/2?limit=20" in body["next_page"]
     assert body["previous_page"] is None
     assert len(body["results"]) == 20
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ async def test_list_bodies_within_the_constellation_orion(client: AsyncClient) -
 
     body = response.json()
 
-    assert body["count"] == 85
+    assert body["count"] == 88
     assert (
         "https://perseus.docker.localhost/api/v1/bodies/2?limit=20&constellation=orion"
         in body["next_page"]
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ async def test_list_bodies_above_local_observers_horizon(client: AsyncClient) ->
 
     body = response.json()
 
-    assert body["count"] == 1493
+    assert body["count"] == 1518
     assert (
         "/api/v1/bodies/2?limit=20&latitude=19.8968&longitude=155.8912&datetime=2021-05-14T00%3A00%3A00.000Z"  # noqa: E501,
         in body["next_page"]
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ async def test_list_bodies_above_local_observers_horizon_between_interval_for_20
 
     body = response.json()
 
-    assert body["count"] == 2739
+    assert body["count"] == 2843
     assert (
         "/api/v1/bodies/2?limit=20&latitude=19.8968&longitude=-155.8912&start=2021-05-14T18%3A46%3A50.000-10%3A00&end=2021-05-15T05%3A49%3A30.000-10%3A00"  # noqa: E501,
         in body["next_page"]
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ async def test_list_bodies_above_local_observers_horizon_between_interval_for_20
 
     body = response.json()
 
-    assert body["count"] == 2717
+    assert body["count"] == 2799
     assert (
         "/api/v1/bodies/2?limit=20&latitude=19.8968&longitude=-155.8912&start=2022-01-01T17%3A58%3A56.000-10%3A00&end=2022-01-02T06%3A52%3A13.000-10%3A00"  # noqa: E501,
         in body["next_page"]
diff --git a/data/objects/messier.json b/data/objects/messier.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16c6767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/objects/messier.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[{"name":"The Crab Nebula","iau":"Messier 1","ra":83.6330835,"dec":22.0145,"constellation":"Taurus","type":"SNR","m":8.4,"M":-3.06,"d":1956.947162,"messier":1,"ngc":"1952","ic":null,"simbad":"https:\/\/simbad.cds.unistra.fr\/simbad\/sim-basic?submit=SIMBAD+search&Ident=M1"},{"name":"Messier 2","iau":"Messier 2","ra":323.362584,"dec":-0.82325,"constellation":"Aquarius","type":"GlC","m":6.5,"M":-8.93,"d":12195.121951,"messier":2,"ngc":"7089","ic":null,"simbad":"https:\/\/simbad.cds.unistra.fr\/simbad\/sim-basic?submit=SIMBAD+search&Ident=M2"},{"name":"Messier 3","iau":"Messier 3","ra":205.548417,"dec":28.3772778,"constellation":"Canes Venatici","type":"GlC","m":6.2,"M":-8.59,"d":9090.909091,"messier":3,"ngc":"5272","ic":null,"simbad":"https:\/\/simbad.cds.unistra.fr\/simbad\/sim-basic?submit=SIMBAD+search&Ident=M3"},{"name":"Spider Globular","iau":"Messier 4","ra":245.8967505,"dec":26.52575,"constellation":"Scorpius","type":"GlC","m":5.6,"M":-5.67,"d":1798.561151,"messier":4,"ngc":"6121","ic":null,"simbad":"https:\/\/simbad.cds.unistra.fr\/simbad\/sim-basic?submit=SIMBAD+search&Ident=M4"},{"name":"Rose Cluster","iau":"Messier 5","ra":229.638417,"dec":2.0810278,"constellation":"Serpens","type":"GlC","m":5.6,"M":-8.65,"d":7092.198582,"messier":5,"ngc":"5904","ic":null,"simbad":"https:\/\/simbad.cds.unistra.fr\/simbad\/sim-basic?submit=SIMBAD+search&Ident=M5"},{"name":"Butterfly Cluster","iau":"Messier 6","ra":265.004166,"dec":32.0175,"constellation":"Scorpius","type":"OpC","m":4.2,"M":-4.13,"d":462.406363,"messier":6,"ngc":"6405","ic":null,"simbad":"https:\/\/simbad.cds.unistra.fr\/simbad\/sim-basic?submit=SIMBAD+search&Ident=M6"},{"name":"Ptolemy's Cluster","iau":"Messier 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