of objects not to mistake for comets; Messier's list, including Messier 13, eventually became known as the Messier catalog. It is located at right ascension...

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...

within include a yellow straggler component. Messier 93 atlas image Finder chart for M93 List of Messier objects Wu, Zhen-Yu; et al. (November 2009),...

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...

discovered on May 3, 1764, and was the first Messier object to be discovered by Charles Messier himself. Messier originally mistook the object for a nebula...

information about humanity and Earth that was sent to the globular cluster Messier 13 in 1974. It was meant as a demonstration of human technological achievement...

Messier in 1781. It is the faintest object in the Messier catalog, with an apparent magnitude of 10.2. As a result of a bookkeeping error by Messier,...

Louis XV. Messier discovered 13 comets: C/1760 B1 (Messier) C/1763 S1 (Messier) C/1764 A1 (Messier) C/1766 E1 (Messier) C/1769 P1 (Messier) D/1770 L1...

astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2010-03-25. "Messier Object 4". www.messier.seds.org. Retrieved 2023-11-13. Baumgardt, H.; et al. (2021). "Accurate distances...

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...

Barnaba Oriani on May 5, 1779, six days before Charles Messier discovered the same galaxy. Messier had observed it on the same night as Oriani but had mistaken...

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...

March 2015. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 7. Messier 7, SEDS Messier pages Messier 7 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α,...

media related to Messier 9. Messier 9, SEDS Messier pages M9, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page The glittering stars of Messier 9, March 16, 2012...

the night sky, close to the Messier objects M20 to M25 (except M24). It was discovered and catalogued by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. This cluster...

Charles Messier in 1780. With M66 and NGC 3628, it forms the Leo Triplet, a small close group of galaxies. M65 was discovered by Charles Messier and included...

1086/129477. September 7 Media related to Messier 52 at Wikimedia Commons Messier 52, SEDS Messier pages Messier 52 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS,...

2016. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 18. Messier 18, SEDS Messier pages Messier 18 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray...

Messier 84 or M84, also known as NGC 4374, is a giant elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Charles Messier discovered the object...

southern horizon, such that east is left. Messier 92 by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Messier 92 by HST; 3.5′ view Messier 92 captured by the James Webb Space...

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...

before 1731, then catalogued by Charles Messier in 1769. It is physically part of the Orion Nebula (Messier 42), separate from that main nebula by a...

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...

Messier 102 (also known as M102) is a galaxy listed in the Messier Catalogue that cannot be unambiguously identified. Its original discoverer Pierre Méchain...

M50 (upper left), and NGC 2360 (lower left) Messier 50 is found 8° north and 3° east of Sirius List of Messier objects Frolov, V. N.; et al. (February 2012)...

to 25 million years in age. After the discovery of Messier 101 through 103 by Pierre Méchain, Messier later added this open cluster to his own catalogue...

Messier 56 (also known as M56 or NGC 6779) is a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1779. It is angularly...

Message (1962), sent to Venus Arecibo message (1974), one transmission to Messier 13 Poetica Vaginal (1986), several minutes of transmission towards Epsilon...

to Messier 12. Messier 12, SEDS Messier pages Messier 12, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page 'Stolen' stars article at Universe Today Messier 12...

away[a] in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. Messier 90 is a member of the Virgo Cluster, being one of its largest and...