This galaxy was discovered by astronomer Charles Messier in 1777. As an elliptical galaxy, Messier 49 has the physical form of a radio galaxy, but it only...
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Spring Triangle (section Messier 49)
are many other notable members in the triangle, including Messier 60, Messier 84, and Messier 86. Two named groups of galaxies are the Eyes Galaxies (NGC...
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The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas...
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giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87, were discovered in the late 1770s and early 1780s and subsequently included in Charles Messier's catalogue of non-cometary...
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children to take up the sport." Messier was born in St. Albert, Alberta, the son of Mary-Jean (Dea) and Doug Messier. He was the second son and third...
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Eagle Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 16)
..870...32K. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaef8c. S2CID 119328315. "Messier 16". SEDS Messier Catalog. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved...
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Messier 49 (elliptical), Messier 58 (spiral), Messier 59 (elliptical), Messier 60 (elliptical), Messier 61 (spiral), Messier 84 (lenticular), Messier...
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Journal. 146: 49. arXiv:1305.6550. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/3/49. ISSN 0004-6256. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 36. Messier 36 on WikiSky:...
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Butterfly Cluster (redirect from Messier 6)
Jean-Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1746. Charles Messier observed the cluster on May 23, 1764, and added it to his Messier Catalog. Estimates of the Butterfly Cluster's...
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communicated his discovery to Charles Messier, who subsequently listed the object in his catalog. Both Messier and William Herschel described this galaxy...
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later verified by his colleague Charles Messier on June 14, 1779. The galaxy became listed as object 63 in the Messier Catalogue. In the mid-19th century,...
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the majority of well-known black holes above 1 billion M☉ are shown. Messier galaxies with precisely known black holes are all included. New discoveries...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 87. Messier 87, SEDS Messier pages ESA/Hubble images of M87 Messier 87 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS...
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from the James Webb Space Telescope Messier 66 by 2MASS An ultraviolet image of Messier 66 by GALEX List of Messier objects Skrutskie, Michael F.; Cutri...
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to Messier 82. M82, SEDS Messier pages M82 at Chandra SST: Galaxy on Fire! M82 at NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE ESA/Hubble images of M82 Messier 82...
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Andromeda Galaxy (redirect from Messier 31)
Messier 31". Astrophysical Journal. 69: 103–158. Bibcode:1929ApJ....69..103H. doi:10.1086/143167. Baade, Walter (1944). "The Resolution of Messier 32...
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2006-08-31. "Messier 100". Hearst Observatory. Retrieved 2010-02-23. "Messier 100". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 30 April 2022. "Messier 100". SEDS:...
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of Messier objects Messier 91 Messier 95 Messier 109 M100 NGC 4536 The other barred spiral galaxies in Messier's catalogue are Messier 91, Messier 95...
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March 1781. The discovery was then reported to Charles Messier, who included the object in the Messier Catalogue of comet-like objects. It was one of the...
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Lagoon Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 8)
Stellar Lagoon — ESA/Hubble Photo Release Messier 8, SEDS Messier pages NightSkyInfo.com – M8, the Lagoon Nebula Messier 8, Pete's Astrophotography Gallery Archived...
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in nuclear bombs. Messier object M49, a magnitude 10.0 galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The New General Catalogue object NGC 49, a spiral galaxy in...
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Omega Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 17)
close-up view of the rose-coloured star forming region Messier 17. List of Messier objects Messier object New General Catalogue "NGC 6618". SIMBAD. Centre...
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Together with NGC 4647, it forms a pair known as Arp 116. Messier 60 and nearby elliptical galaxy Messier 59 were discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler in April...
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Trifid Nebula (redirect from Messier 20)
Nebula Trifid Nebula seen at different wavelengths List of Messier objects List of nebulae Messier object New General Catalogue Wikipedia Project: Astronomical...
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Messier 62 by the Hubble Space Telescope; 1.65′ field of view Globular Cluster M62 - wide field view Map showing the location of M62. List of Messier...
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Messier 32 (also known as M32 and NGC 221) is a dwarf "early-type" galaxy about 2,650,000 light-years (810,000 pc) from the Solar System, appearing in...
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suggestion to assign the galaxy a Messier number was made by Kenneth Glyn Jones in 1967, making it the last member of the Messier List. This galaxy has a morphological...
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Black Eye Galaxy (redirect from Messier 64)
(also called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy or Evil Eye Galaxy and designated Messier 64, M64, or NGC 4826) is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million...
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Triangulum Galaxy (redirect from Messier 33)
infall proper into the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). List of galaxies Messier object List of Messier objects New General Catalogue NGC 55 Pisces Dwarf Andromeda-Milky...
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