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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.
The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in ... 16 h 23 m 35.22 s: −26° 31′ 32.7″ M5 [21 ...
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.
North of Messier 16, at a distance of approximately 2000 parsecs, is the OB association Serpens OB2, containing over 100 OB stars. Around 5 million years old, the association appears to still contain star-forming regions, and the light from its stars is illuminating the HII region S 54. [146]
The Little Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 76, NGC 650/651, the Barbell Nebula, or the Cork Nebula, [1] is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Perseus. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and included in Charles Messier 's catalog of comet -like objects as number 76.
arp 16, ngc 3627, pgc 34695, ugc 6346 [7] Messier 66 or M66 , also known as NGC 3627 , is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern, equatorial half of Leo . It was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier [ 8 ] on 1 March 1780, who described it as "very long and very faint". [ 9 ]
Image of Messier and Messier A, Photo Lunar Orbiter V-041H. Captured and processed by the Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project February, 2013. Messier is a relatively young lunar impact crater located on the Mare Fecunditatis. The crater has a discernible oblong shape that is not caused by foreshortening. The longer dimension is oriented in an ...
Messier 15 or M15 (also designated NGC 7078 and sometimes known as the Great Pegasus Cluster) is a globular cluster in the constellation Pegasus. It was discovered by Jean-Dominique Maraldi in 1746 and included in Charles Messier 's catalogue of comet -like objects in 1764.