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...

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...

link] "SIMBAD Astronomical Database". Results for Messier 101. Retrieved 2007-04-07. "Messier Object 101". Retrieved 2007-04-07. "Best of AOP: M101: Pinwheel...

supernova since SN 1972E. Messier 82 imaged by amateur astronomer W4SM with 17" PlaneWave CDK astrograph List of Messier objects Baby Boom Galaxy – The brightest...

Messier 102 (also known as M102) is a galaxy listed in the Messier Catalogue that cannot be unambiguously identified. Its original discoverer Pierre Méchain...

discovered by Henrietta Swan Leavitt. List of galaxies List of Messier objects Messier object New General Catalogue Dreyer, J. L. E. (1988). Sinnott, R. W...

1758 by Charles Messier as he was observing a bright comet. Messier catalogued it as the first entry in his catalogue of comet-like objects; in 1757, Alexis...

and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries. On February...

"planetary nebula" terminology). It would be entered into Messier's catalogue as the 57th object. Messier and German-born astronomer William Herschel speculated...

Commons has media related to Messier 73. SEDS: Messier Object 73 Messier 73, LRGB CCD image based on two-hours total exposure Messier 73 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS...

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...

1764, and was the first Messier object to be discovered by Charles Messier himself. Messier originally mistook the object for a nebula without stars...

2022, Messier 7 is one of the few remaining Messier objects not photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. This is mainly due to those objects' angular...

S2CID 119479585. "Messier 74". SEDS Messier Catalog. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2022. "Messier Object 74". Nemiroff,...

Stellar Lagoon — ESA/Hubble Photo Release Messier 8, SEDS Messier pages NightSkyInfo.com – M8, the Lagoon Nebula Messier 8, Pete's Astrophotography Gallery Archived...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 106. StarDate: M106 Fact Sheet Spiral Galaxy M106 at SEDS Messier pages Messier 106 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX...

Messier 31". Astrophysical Journal. 69: 103–158. Bibcode:1929ApJ....69..103H. doi:10.1086/143167. Baade, Walter (1944). "The Resolution of Messier 32...

Majoris). Messier 109 was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. Two years later Charles Messier catalogued the object, as an appended object to his publication...

October 13, 1773, by Charles Messier while hunting for objects that could confuse comet hunters, and was designated in Messier's catalogue as M51. William...

new objects including sub-stellar sized ones for the first time. VISTA image of Messier 78. Spitzer image of Messier 78. List of Messier objects "M 78"...

it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth. It is the nearest Messier object to Earth, and is the most obvious cluster to the naked eye in the night...

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 New...

wavelengths List of Messier objects List of nebulae Messier object New General Catalogue Wikipedia Project: Astronomical Objects Islands (King Crimson...

Charles Messier in 1780. With M66 and NGC 3628, it forms the Leo Triplet, a small close group of galaxies. M65 was discovered by Charles Messier and included...

southern horizon, such that east is left. Messier 92 by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Messier 92 by HST; 3.5′ view Messier 92 captured by the James Webb Space...

Messier 84 or M84, also known as NGC 4374, is a giant elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Charles Messier discovered the object...

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for this object by Herschel. The object was discovered in 1781 by Messier who described it as nebula without stars, fainter than M90. Messier mistakenly...

Messier 89 (M89 for short, also known as NGC 4552) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier on March 18...

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...