Charles Messier (French:[ʃaʁlme.sje]; 26 June 1730 – 12 April 1817) was a French astronomer. He published an astronomical catalogue consisting of 110 nebulae and star clusters, which came to be known as the Messier objects, referred to with the letter M and their number between 1 and 110. Messier's purpose for the catalogue was to help astronomical observers distinguish between permanent and transient visually diffuse objects in the sky.
Bibcode:1781cote.rept..227M. "Original Messier Catalog of 1781". Messier.seds.org. Retrieved 10 November 2007. "CharlesMessier's personal copy of his 1781 "Catalog...
This list, which Messier created in collaboration with his assistant Pierre Méchain, is now known as the Messier catalogue. The Messier catalogue is one...
region in the Milky Way's Scutum–Centaurus Arm. It was discovered by CharlesMessier on June 5, 1764. Its name means 'three-lobe'. The object is an unusual...
was discovered by the French astronomer CharlesMessier while searching for comets in late January 1779. Messier's report of his independent discovery of...
1360 light-years. It was the first such nebula to be discovered, by CharlesMessier in 1764. At its brightness of visual magnitude 7.5 and diameter of...
Messier 14 (also known as M14 or NGC 6402) is a globular cluster of stars in the constellation Ophiuchus. It was discovered by CharlesMessier in 1764...
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redshift values in the 1920s. CharlesMessier discovered Messier 58, along with the elliptical galaxies Messier 59 and Messier 60, on April 15, 1779. M58...
Virgo. This galaxy was discovered by astronomer CharlesMessier in 1777. As an elliptical galaxy, Messier 49 has the physical form of a radio galaxy, but...
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...
conspicuous group with another large galaxy known as Messier 84. It displays the highest blue shift of all Messier objects, as it is, net of its other vectors...
Messier 102 (also known as M102) is a galaxy listed in the Messier Catalogue that cannot be unambiguously identified. Its original discoverer Pierre Méchain...
the imagined poop deck of the legendary Argo. It was discovered by CharlesMessier then added to his catalogue of comet-like objects in 1781. Caroline...
related to Messier 68 at Wikimedia Commons Globular Cluster M68 @ SEDS Messier pages Messier 68, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page Messier 68 on WikiSky:...
of objects not to mistake for comets; Messier's list, including Messier 13, eventually became known as the Messier catalog. It is located at right ascension...
by CharlesMessier in 1780. With M66 and NGC 3628, it forms the Leo Triplet, a small close group of galaxies. M65 was discovered by CharlesMessier and...
Messier 89 (M89 for short, also known as NGC 4552) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by CharlesMessier on March 18...
discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and catalogued by CharlesMessier in 1764. It was the first globular cluster in which individual stars...
that they were extragalactic – discovered by CharlesMessier in 1781. It is the faintest object in the Messier catalog, with an apparent magnitude of 10...
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...
the night sky, close to the Messier objects M20 to M25 (except M24). It was discovered and catalogued by CharlesMessier on June 5, 1764. This cluster...
Messier 84 or M84, also known as NGC 4374, is a giant elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. CharlesMessier discovered the object...
media related to Messier 9. Messier 9, SEDS Messier pages M9, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page The glittering stars of Messier 9, March 16, 2012...
constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by CharlesMessier in 1781. M88 is one of the fifteen Messier objects that belong to the nearby Virgo Cluster...
Commons has media related to Messier 10. Messier 10, SEDS Messier pages Messier 10, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page Messier 10 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS...
cluster of stars in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by CharlesMessier in 1764 and included in his list of comet-like objects. From the perspective...
to Messier 12. Messier 12, SEDS Messier pages Messier 12, Galactic Globular Clusters Database page 'Stolen' stars article at Universe Today Messier 12...
October 13, 1773, by CharlesMessier while hunting for objects that could confuse comet hunters, and was designated in Messier's catalogue as M51. William...
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