Messier 67 (also known as M67 or NGC 2682) and sometimes called the King Cobra Cluster or the Golden Eye Cluster is an open cluster in the southern, equatorial...
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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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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...
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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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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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related to Messier 25 at Wikimedia Commons Messier 25, The Messier Catalog. Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) Messier 25 on WikiSky:...
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S2CID 119430366, A74. "Messier 75". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 30 April 2022. From trigonometry: radius = distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 67 ly. van den...
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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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old, with a few rare exceptions as old as a few billion years, such as Messier 67 (the closest and most observed old open cluster) for example. They form...
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S2CID 119479585. "Messier 74". SEDS Messier Catalog. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2022. "Messier Object 74". Nemiroff...
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and NGC 2808 (HR 3671), and the open clusters NGC 2281 (HR 2496) and Messier 67 (HR 3515). The catalogue is fixed in number of entries, but its data is...
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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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66 2720 F0 in Messier 67; δ Sct variable, ΔV = 0.02m, P = 0.053 d HV Cnc HV 08h 51m 17.99s +11° 45′ 54.2″ 12.73 3.12 2720 in Messier 67; Algol variable...
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a lanthanide. Messier object M67, a magnitude 7.5 open cluster in the constellation Cancer. The New General Catalogue object NGC 67, an elliptical galaxy...
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under willow catkins."[citation needed] The smaller, denser open cluster Messier 67 can also be found in Cancer, 2600 light-years from Earth. It has an area...
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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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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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Owl Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 97)
known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) - 239 x 60 second exposure. Outer O-III shell of M97 in a HOO composition Messier object List of Messier objects...
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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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 29. Messier 29, SEDS Messier pages Messier 29 RGB Image Messier 29 LRGB image – 2 hrs total exposure Lawrence...
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Leonardo Canto; Ruh, Henrik Lukas (5 March 2024). "Search for giant planets in M 67 V: A warm Jupiter orbiting the turn-off star S1429". Astronomy & Astrophysics...
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YBP 1194 is a G-type main-sequence star, class G5V, in the open cluster Messier 67, about 2,890 light-years (890 parsecs) from the Sun in the constellation...
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187573 13,300 1 B 47 Tucanae 21 15,000 ± 33 1 B Omega Centauri 1 15,800 1 B Messier 13 (Hercules Cluster) 1 22,200 1 B Messier 3 (NGC 5272) 1 33,900 1 B...
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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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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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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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Chupina — (Chupina objects 1 to 5 are located at and near open star cluster Messier 67 in Cancer) CIO — Catalog of Infrared Observations CLUST — (open star clusters)...
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Crab Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 1)
was independently rediscovered in 1758 by Charles Messier as he was observing a bright comet. Messier catalogued it as the first entry in his catalogue...
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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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