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    Messier 96 (also known as M96 or NGC 3368) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered...
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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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  • curium, an actinide. Messier 96, a magnitude 10.5 spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo The New General Catalogue object NGC 96, a spiral galaxy in the...
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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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    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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    and Romans. Leo contains many bright galaxies; Messier 65, Messier 66, Messier 95, Messier 96, Messier 105, and NGC 3628 are the most famous[citation...
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  • M96 (redirect from M-96)
    M96 or M-96 may refer to: M96 (New York City bus), a New York City Bus route in Manhattan Messier 96, an intermediate spiral galaxy about 31 million light-years...
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    Winnecke 4 (redirect from Messier Object 40)
    Charles Messier in 1764 while he was searching for a nebula that had been reported in the area by Johannes Hevelius. Not seeing any nebulae, Messier catalogued...
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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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    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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    Hydra 11h 18m 16.8s −32° 48′ 49″ 10.0 3623 Messier 65 Spiral galaxy Leo 11h 18m 55.8s +13° 05′ 32″ 9.6 3627 Messier 66 Spiral galaxy Leo 11h 20m 15.1s +12° 59′ 22″...
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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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    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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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 69. Messier 69, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page Messier 69 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS...
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    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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    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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    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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    ..870...32K. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaef8c. S2CID 119328315. "Messier 16". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 21 July 2024. Martin MacPhee (8 July 2014)...
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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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  • The 1995–96 NHL season was the 79th regular season of the National Hockey League. The Quebec Nordiques relocated to Denver, Colorado, becoming the Colorado...
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    Greschner, 1986–1987 Kelly Kisio, 1987–1991 Mark Messier, 1991–1997 Brian Leetch, 1997–2000 Mark Messier, 2000–2004 Jaromir Jagr, 2006–2008 Chris Drury...
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    Messier 32 (also known as M32 and NGC 221) is a dwarf "early-type" galaxy about 2,650,000 light-years (810,000 pc) from the Solar System, appearing in...
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    Milky Way (redirect from Messier 0)
    had observed the nova S Andromedae within the Great Andromeda Nebula (Messier object 31). Searching the photographic record, he found 11 more novae....
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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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    Messier 49 (elliptical), Messier 58 (spiral), Messier 59 (elliptical), Messier 60 (elliptical), Messier 61 (spiral), Messier 84 (lenticular), Messier...
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  • Hispano-Suiza, Socata and Bugatti. 1970: Messier and Snecma agreed to merge their landing gear business. The following year, Messier-Hispano was formed, which was...
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  • Messy Goes to OKIDO is a 2015 animated series for children, adapted from characters in OKIDO, a children's arts and science magazine. Inquisitive monster...
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    Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8), near λ Sagittarii; the Omega Nebula (Messier 17), near the border with Scutum; and the Trifid Nebula (Messier 20), a large nebula...
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  • FC Dallas (redirect from FC Dallas 96)
    "Óscar Pareja to FC Dallas: Colorado Rapids coach to former club after messy divorce". Denver Post. January 10, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2015. "FC...
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    different number. For example, Messier 109 (or "M109") is a spiral galaxy having the number 109 in the catalogue of Messier. It also has the designations...
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