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Messier 10 or M10 (also designated NGC 6254) is a globular cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. The object was discovered by the French astronomer Charles Messier on May 29, 1764, who cataloged it as number 10 in his catalogue and described it as a " nebula without stars".
The Messier catalogue is one of the most famous lists of astronomical objects, and many objects on the list are still referenced by their Messier numbers. [1] The catalogue includes most of the astronomical deep-sky objects that can be easily observed from Earth's Northern Hemisphere; many Messier objects are popular targets for amateur ...
Messier 68: 106 [14] Messier 22: 100 ± 10 [15] One of the first star clusters ever discovered. [16] Messier 14: 100 [15] Messier 62: 98 [17] Messier 55: 96 [18] NGC 265: 94 [19] Open cluster: Messier 69: 90 [20] Globular cluster: Messier 9: 90 [21] Messier 56: 84 [22] Messier 10: 83.2 [23] NGC 3201: 80 [24] Messier 107: 79 [25] Messier 46: 75 ...
Charles Messier (French: [ʃaʁl me.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 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth .
30 Ophiuchi is a single [10] star in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus, and figures 0.99° east (specifically E½S) of the heart of cluster Messier 10. [11] It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued point of light with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.82. [2]
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Messier 16, NGC 6611, [1] Sharpless 49, RCW 165, Cr 375, Gum 83, Star Queen Nebula See also: Lists of nebulae The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16 , and as NGC 6611 , and also known as the Star Queen Nebula ) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens , discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745–46.