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Messier object

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 d'Étoiles (Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters). Because Messier was interested only in finding comets, he created a list of those non-comet objects that frustrated his hunt for them. This list…

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Alternative names
Messier Catalogue
Named after
Charles Messier
Published
1774 (preliminary version)
Survey type
Astronomical catalogue

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Messier object → Archived, Deep Sky Videos, Development, Exploration, Messier, Messier Objects, Messier Objects Ranked By, Retrieved, SEDS, SEDS Messier Database, September, Space, Starlust, Students, Viewing Difficulty
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Messier objectAlternative namesMessier Catalogue1.00infobox
Messier objectNamed afterCharles Messier1.00infobox
Messier objectPublished1774 (preliminary version)1.00infobox
Messier objectSurvey typeAstronomical catalogue1.00infobox
Messier objectrelated to External linksSEDS Messier Database0.60section
Messier objectrelated to External linksStudents0.60section
Messier objectrelated to External linksExploration0.60section
Messier objectrelated to External linksDevelopment0.60section
Messier objectrelated to External linksSpace0.60section
Messier objectrelated to External linksSEDS0.60section
Messier objectrelated to External linksMessier0.60section
Messier objectrelated to External linksMessier Objects0.60section

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