M82 Galaxy Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation...
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82 may refer to: 82 (number) One of the years 82 BC, AD 82, 1982, 2082 82 (album), A studio album by Kenyan electronic music band Just a Band Messier...
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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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southernmost limit from Earth's surface, about the 20th parallel south. Messier 81 and Messier 82 are considered ideal for viewing using binoculars and small telescopes...
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M81 Group (redirect from Messier 81 Group)
constellations Ursa Major and Camelopardalis that includes the galaxies Messier 81 and Messier 82, as well as several other galaxies with high apparent brightnesses...
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can occur in different shapes, for example in Messier 94 the inner ring is a starburst region. Messier 82 has a starburst core of about 600 parsec in diameter...
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from Earth. The group also contains the spiral galaxy Messier 81 and the starburst galaxy Messier 82. NGC 4236 is located away from the central part of the...
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SN 2014J was a type-Ia supernova in Messier 82 (the 'Cigar Galaxy', M82) discovered in mid-January 2014. It was the closest type-Ia supernova discovered...
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supernova that close to Earth occurred 9 years previously: SN 2014J in Messier 82, roughly 12 million light-years from Earth. Before becoming a supernova...
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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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M82 X-2 is an X-ray pulsar located in the galaxy Messier 82, approximately 12 million light-years from Earth. It is exceptionally luminous, radiating energy...
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of 95% or higher Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 35. Messier 35, SEDS Messier pages M35 – Nightskyinfo.com Merrifield, Michael; Rothery...
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found in Ursa Major, including the pair Messier 81 (one of the brightest galaxies in the sky) and Messier 82 above the bear's head, and Pinwheel Galaxy...
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Way 87,400 ± 3,600 87,400 ± 3,600 Sb; Sbc; SB(rs)bc 25.0 B-mag arcsec−2 Messier 82 ("Cigar Galaxy") 47,300 21,800 I0; Sburst 2MASS K-band total mag NED Large...
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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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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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On 22-24 May 2020, the comet passed near the galaxy pair of Messier 81 and Messier 82, passing less than one degree from the latter. In early June 2020...
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(ctenophore) or cigar comb jellies, members of a genus of comb jellies Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy Cigar Bowl, a post-season American college...
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galaxies Messier 32 and Messier 110. Galaxy collision with Messier 82 forms its patterned spiral disc: galaxy interactions between NGC 3077 and Messier 81;...
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Messier 82 is the prototype nearby starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major....
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As happens in other galaxies suffering strong star formation such as Messier 82, NGC 4631, or NGC 4666, the stellar winds of the massive stars produced...
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Retrieved 1 November 2008. "Messier 81". SEDS. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. S. J. O'Meara (1998). The Messier Objects. Cambridge University...
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commercially issued piece of music recorded using the artificial head system. Messier 82 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 891. Retrieved 2006-11-18...
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was found in 2014 when a Type Ia supernova was observed in the galaxy Messier 82. When a slowly-rotating carbon–oxygen white dwarf accretes matter from...
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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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+29° 14′ 12″ 13.0 3033 Open cluster Vela 09h 48m 30s −56° 26′ 9.2 3034 Messier 82 Irregular galaxy Ursa Major 09h 55m 52.2s +69° 40′ 49″ 9.2 3035 Spiral...
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214 4 2 12.9 (2015F in NGC 2442) 2014 2243 528 175 2 3 10.1 (2014J in Messier 82) 2013 1922 498 190 7 6 11.3 (2013aa in NGC 5643) 2012 1223 550 152 8 5...
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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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