elliptical galaxy Messier 60 were both discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler in April 1779 when observing comet seeming close by. Charles Messier listed both...
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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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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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redshift values in the 1920s. Charles Messier discovered Messier 58, along with the elliptical galaxies Messier 59 and Messier 60, on April 15, 1779. M58 was...
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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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a twin prime. There are 59 stellations of the regular icosahedron. The atomic number of praseodymium, a lanthanide. Messier object M59, a magnitude 11...
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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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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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magnitude of 8.59 Specifically -by-east Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 29. Messier 29, SEDS Messier pages Messier 29 RGB Image Messier 29 LRGB...
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M59-UCD3 is an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy located near the Messier 59 galaxy. As of 2015[update], it is the second-densest galaxy currently observed, second...
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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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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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18m 30.9s +05° 33′ 34.1″ 14.1 4254 Messier 99 Spiral galaxy Coma Berenices 12h 18m 49.6s +14° 25′ 00″ 10.2 4258 Messier 106 Spiral galaxy Canes Venatici...
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S2CID 251554540. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 37. Messier 37, SEDS Messier pages Szymanek, Nik; Norton, Andy; Merrifield, Michael. "M37...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Beehive Cluster (redirect from Messier 44)
K2-264 has a two-planet system. List of Messier objects Cancer (Chinese astronomy) List of open clusters Messier object New General Catalogue Open cluster...
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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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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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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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constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. M88 is one of the fifteen Messier objects that belong to the nearby Virgo Cluster of...
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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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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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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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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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