January 19 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 56. Messier 56, SEDS Messier pages Messier 56, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page Hubble...
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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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communicated his discovery to Charles Messier, who subsequently listed the object in his catalog. Both Messier and William Herschel described this galaxy...
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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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Dumbbell Nebula (redirect from Messier 27)
with 5.5" telescope from city suburbs Skywatcher 120mm ED APO Messier object List of Messier objects List of planetary nebulae New General Catalogue ^ Radius...
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It was discovered in 1779 by Antoine Darquier, 15 years after Charles Messier discovered the Dumbbell Nebula. Astronomers have determined that it is...
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Andromeda Galaxy (redirect from Messier 31)
Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224. Andromeda has a D25 isophotal diameter of about 46.56 kiloparsecs (152,000 light-years)...
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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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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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Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (redirect from Messier Object 24)
Nebula (also known as M17) and open cluster Messier 18, both north of M24. M24 is one of only three Messier objects that are not actual deep sky objects...
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Wild Duck Cluster (redirect from Messier 11)
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...
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Messier 86 (also known as M86 or NGC 4406) is an elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781...
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of Lyra List of stars in Lyra Lyra in Chinese astronomy Stars Exoplanets Star clusters δ Lyrae cluster Messier 56 NGC 6791 Nebulae Ring Nebula Galaxies...
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caused by a roughly Neptune-mass planet having migrated from 40 to 65 AU over 56 million years, an orbit large enough to allow the formation of smaller rocky...
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of Lyra List of stars in Lyra Lyra in Chinese astronomy Stars Exoplanets Star clusters δ Lyrae cluster Messier 56 NGC 6791 Nebulae Ring Nebula Galaxies...
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clusters firmly identified as former Sausage members are Messier 2, Messier 56, Messier 75, Messier 79, NGC 1851, NGC 2298, and NGC 5286. NGC 2808 is another...
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Search Results". ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-06. "Ring Nebula (Messier 57) | Deep⋆Sky Corner". www.deepskycorner.ch. Retrieved 2024-06-06. "IC...
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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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1051/0004-6361:20077073. ISSN 0004-6361. Plotner, Tammy (February 22, 2016). "Messier 4 (M4) – The NGC 6121 Globular Cluster". Universe Today. Retrieved January...
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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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Pleiades (redirect from Messier 45)
Pleiades (/ˈpliː.ədiːz, ˈpleɪ-, ˈplaɪ-/), also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, is an asterism of an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot...
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to Messier 12. Messier 12, SEDS Messier pages Messier 12, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page 'Stolen' stars article at Universe Today Messier 12...
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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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of Lyra List of stars in Lyra Lyra in Chinese astronomy Stars Exoplanets Star clusters δ Lyrae cluster Messier 56 NGC 6791 Nebulae Ring Nebula Galaxies...
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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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over a POTS in the 20th century was 56 kbit/s. The number of bits in a key used in the Data Encryption Standard. Messier object M56, a magnitude 9.5 globular...
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of Lyra List of stars in Lyra Lyra in Chinese astronomy Stars Exoplanets Star clusters δ Lyrae cluster Messier 56 NGC 6791 Nebulae Ring Nebula Galaxies...
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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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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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