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2. Messier object - Wikipedia

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   A preliminary version of the catalogue first appeared in 1774 in the Memoirs of the French Academy of Sciences for the year 1771. [3] [4] [5] The first version of Messier's catalogue contained 45 objects, which were not numbered. Eighteen of the objects were discovered by Messier; the rest had been previously observed by other astronomers. [6 ...

3. Messier catalog - Wikipedia

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5. Charles Messier - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. List of planetary nebulae - Wikipedia

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   Messier Catalogue [a] NGC [a] Other designation [a] Date discovered [a] Distance [a] [b] Apparent magnitude (visual) [a] Constellation [a] Glowing Eye Nebula or Dandelion Puffball Nebula: NGC 6751: 1863 6.5 11.9 Aquila: Turtle Nebula: NGC 6210: 1825 4.7 9.3 Hercules: Bow-Tie Nebula: NGC 40: Caldwell 2 1788 3.5 11.4 Cepheus: Ghost of Jupiter ...

7. Messier 13 - Wikipedia

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   Messier 13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, [2] and cataloged by Charles Messier on June 1, 1764, [9] into his list of objects not to mistake for comets; Messier's list, including Messier 13, eventually became known as the Messier catalog. [10] It is located at right ascension 16 h 41.7 m, declination +36° 28'. Messier 13 is often ...