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Messier lived and did his astronomical work at the Hôtel de Cluny (now the Musée national du Moyen Âge), in Paris, France. The list he compiled contains only objects found in the sky area he could observe: from the north celestial pole to a celestial latitude of about −35.7° .
Messier 69 or M69, also known NGC 6637, and NGC 6634, [9] [10] is a globular cluster in the southern constellation of Sagittarius. [a] It can be found 2.5° to the northeast of the star Epsilon Sagittarii and is dimly visible in 50 mm aperture binoculars. The cluster was discovered by Charles Messier on August 31, 1780, the same night he ...
Messier 23, also known as NGC 6494, is an open cluster of stars in the northwest of the southern constellation of Sagittarius. [7] It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. [ a ] [ 3 ] It can be found in good conditions with binoculars or a modestly sized telescope . [ 3 ]
The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (also known as Messier 24 and IC 4715) is a star cloud in the constellation of Sagittarius approximately 600 light years wide, which was catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764. [4] The stars, clusters and other objects comprising M24 are part of the Sagittarius or Sagittarius-Carina arms of the Milky Way galaxy ...
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: M46 and NGC 2438: Young and Old (5 March 1999) NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Stars Young and Old (26 March 2009) – featuring M46; NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: M64 Plus Two (17 April 2015) Messier 46 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Messier 48 or M48, also known as NGC 2548, is an open cluster of stars in the equatorial constellation of Hydra. It sits near Hydra's westernmost limit with Monoceros , [ 7 ] about 18° 34′ to the east and slightly south of Hydra's brightest star, Alphard . [ 8 ]
Messier 56 (also known as M56 or NGC 6779) is a globular cluster in the constellation Lyra. [ a ] It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1779. [ b ] It is angularly found about midway between Albireo (Beta (β) Cygni) and Sulafat (Gamma (γ) Lyrae).
Messier 49 was the first member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies to be discovered. [8] It is the most luminous member of that cluster and more luminous than any galaxy closer to the Earth. This galaxy forms part of the smaller Virgo B subcluster 4.5° away from the dynamic center of the Virgo Cluster, centered on Messier 87.