Messier 66 or M66, also known as NGC 3627, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern, equatorial half of Leo. It was discovered by French astronomer...
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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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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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and Romans. Leo contains many bright galaxies; Messier 65, Messier 66, Messier 95, Messier 96, Messier 105, and NGC 3628 are the most famous[citation...
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Spring Triangle (section Messier 87)
Galaxies (NGC 4435 and NGC 4438) and the Leo Triplet (NGC 3628, Messier 65, Messier 66). Summer Triangle Winter Triangle Northern Cross "Spring Triangle...
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galaxies. Retrieved 2006-10-24. "Messier 65". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 25 April 2022. "Messier 66". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 25 April 2022...
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11h 18m 16.8s −32° 48′ 49″ 10.0 3623 Messier 65 Spiral galaxy Leo 11h 18m 55.8s +13° 05′ 32″ 9.6 3627 Messier 66 Spiral galaxy Leo 11h 20m 15.1s +12° 59′ 22″...
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of roughly -13.3. Pinwheel Galaxy Bode's galaxy Cigar galaxy NGC 2787 Messier 83 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3184. Retrieved...
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This false-color composite image of the spiral galaxy Messier 66 is combining four infrared spectral bands from 3.6 to 8.0 micrometers. The contribution...
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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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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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..54..661T. "Messier 108: Surfboard Galaxy". Messier Objects: Guide to the Bright Galaxies, Nebulae and Clusters Listed in the Messier Catalogue. 26...
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Specifically -by-east Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 29. Messier 29 RGB Image Messier 29 LRGB image – 2 hrs total exposure Lawrence, Pete. "M29...
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equal in mass Messier 66 (NGC 3627), a part of the Leo Triplet Messier 77 (NGC 1068), one of the first Seyfert galaxies classified Messier 81 (NGC 3031)...
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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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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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ice hockey player. He is the older brother of the NHL player Mark Messier. Messier was born in Nottingham, England. His family moved to Canada when he...
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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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lenticular galaxy Messier 65 SABa M65 is an "SAB(rs)a" NGC 4725 SABab NGC 4725 is an "SAB(r)ab pec" Messier 66 SABb M66 is an "SAB(s)b" Messier 106 SABbc M106...
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and 32 (2232) Messier object Spiral Galaxy M66, a magnitude 10.0 galaxy in the constellation Leo. The New General Catalogue object NGC 66, a peculiar barred...
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Myrrha 381 Myrrha photographed in the constellation of Leo, with Messier 65, Messier 66 and NGC 3628 nearby Discovery Discovered by Auguste Charlois Discovery date...
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1459 Messier 31 (or the Andromeda Galaxy) Messier 32 Messier 51 (or the Whirlpool Galaxy) Messier 60 Messier 77 Messier 81 (or Bode's Galaxy) Messier 84...
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Orion Nebula (redirect from Messier 42)
Nebula List of diffuse nebulae List of Messier objects Messier 43, which is part of the Orion Nebula Messier 78, a reflection nebula New General Catalogue...
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Crab Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 1)
was independently rediscovered in 1758 by Charles Messier as he was observing a bright comet. Messier catalogued it as the first entry in his catalogue...
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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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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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related to Messier 39. Messier 39, SEDS Messier pages NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: M39: Open Cluster in Cygnus (12 April 2009) Messier 39 on WikiSky:...
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Pleiades (redirect from Messier 45)
Pleiades (/ˈpliː.ədiːz, ˈpleɪ-, ˈplaɪ-/), also known as the Seven Sisters, Messier 45, and other names given by different cultures reflects an observed pattern...
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