2006-08-31. "Messier 100". Hearst Observatory. Retrieved 2010-02-23. "Messier 100". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 30 April 2022. "Messier 100". SEDS: Spiral...
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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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Messier 14 (also known as M14 or NGC 6402) is a globular cluster of stars in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764...
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adapted. List of Messier objects Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 74. NGC 3184 – a similar face-on spiral galaxy Messier 101 – a similar...
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NGC 4328 (category Messier 100)
Messier 100, along with NGC 4323 and lies 78,000 light-years (24 kiloparsecs) from Messier 100. A possible passage of NGC 4328 close to Messier 100,...
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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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Phecda (γ UMa, Gamma Ursa Majoris). Messier 109 was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. Two years later Charles Messier catalogued the object, as an appended...
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NGC 4323 (category Messier 100)
companion of Messier 100, which lies 78,000 light-years (24 kiloparsecs) away. The two galaxies appear to be interacting, as evidenced by Messier 100's rotation...
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C/1771 G1 (Messier) C/1773 T1 (Messier) C/1780 U2 (Messier) C/1788 W1 (Messier) C/1793 S2 (Messier) C/1798 G1 (Messier) C/1785 A1 (Messier-Méchain) He...
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at the Cape of Good Hope. Charles Messier added it to his catalogue of nebulous objects (now known as the Messier Catalogue) in March 1781. It is one...
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reached a peak magnitude of 12.0. List of Messier objects "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Messier 85. Retrieved 18 November 2006. J. L. Tonry;...
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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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nearest months. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 55. Messier 55, SEDS Messier pages Messier 55, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page NASA...
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Whirlpool Galaxy (redirect from Messier Object 51)
The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus...
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brightest member is the elliptical galaxy Messier 49; however its most famous member is the elliptical galaxy Messier 87, which is located in the center of...
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north–south, at right angles to Messier. This crater also has a curved bulge extending to the west. Messier and Messier A were photographed at high resolution...
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February 2018. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 38. Messier 38, SEDS Messier pages Messier 38 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α...
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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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Hodierna before 1654 and included by Charles Messier in his catalog of comet-like objects in 1764. Messier described it as, "A cluster of small stars a...
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Ring Nebula (redirect from Messier 57)
magnitude is only +15.75. List of planetary nebulae Messier object New General Catalogue List of Messier objects NGC 6565, which is undergoing a similar process...
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galaxies in the constellation Leo, the other Messier objects of which are M96 and M105. List of Messier objects "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results...
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discovered the nearby galaxies Messier 95 and Messier 96. This galaxy is one of a few not object-verified by Messier so omitted in the editions of his...
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to Messier 41. Messier 41 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images Messier 41, SEDS Messier pages...
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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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Pinwheel Galaxy (redirect from Messier Object 101)
and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries. On February...
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393E. doi:10.1093/mnras/stac021. "Messier 88". The Messier Catalog. Retrieved 20 November 2016. "Messier 91". The Messier Catalog. Retrieved 20 November...
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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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Sombrero Galaxy (redirect from Messier 104)
The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 or NGC 4594) is a peculiar galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of...
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