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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

related to Messier 68 at Wikimedia Commons Globular Cluster M68 @ SEDS Messier pages Messier 68, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page Messier 68 on WikiSky:...

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...

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,...

Messier 80 (also known as M80 or NGC 6093) is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781, being one...

galaxies. Retrieved 2006-10-24. "Messier 65". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 25 April 2022. "Messier 66". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 25 April 2022...

616A..12G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201832698. S2CID 260496632. "Messier 2". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 21 July 2024. Boyles, J.; et al. (November 2011)...

S2CID 18877294. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 15. Messier 15, SEDS Messier pages Messier 15, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page Globular...

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...

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

Envelope, size with dimensions 110mm × 220mm Messier 65, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo M 65, an age group for Masters athletics (athletes...

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...

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...

Messier 54 (also known as M54 or NGC 6715) is a globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1778 and then...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 72. Messier 72 (also known as M72 or NGC 6981) is a globular cluster in the south west of the very mildly...

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...

nearest months. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 55. Messier 55, SEDS Messier pages Messier 55, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page NASA...

09526. Bibcode:2021MNRAS.505.5957B. doi:10.1093/mnras/stab1474. "Messier 4". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 21 July 2024. Vitral, E.; et al. (2023). "An...

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...

later verified by his colleague Charles Messier on 14 June 1779. The galaxy became listed as object 63 in the Messier Catalogue. In the mid-19th century,...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wild Duck Cluster. Messier 11, SEDS Messier pages Messier 11 - LRGB result based on 2 hrs total data The Wild Duck...

included by Charles Messier in his catalog of non-comet-like objects in 1780. It was also noted by Koehler at Dresden around 1775. Messier 71 is also known...

Commons has media related to Messier 107. SEDS: Globular Cluster M107 Messier 107, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page Messier 107 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS...

1088/0004-637X/742/1/51, S2CID 118649860. "Messier 70". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 30 April 2022. Adam, Len (2018), Imaging the Messier Objects Remotely from Your...

month. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 30. Globular Cluster M30 @ SEDS Messier pages Messier 30, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page...

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...