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- Messier Catalogue: List of 110 Messier Objects (With Images) | Messier . . .
Messier’s catalogue includes a varied mix of astronomical objects, from planetary nebulae and H II regions to galaxies and star clusters Unlike Caldwell objects, which are listed from the northernmost to the southernmost, Messier objects are mostly listed in the order of discovery
- Messier Object List
This is the list of the 110 objects in the Messier Catalogue with their designations in the New General Catalogue (NGC), traditional names, object types and constellations
- Messier Objects
Messier galaxies M84 and M86 are part of Markarian’s Chain, a striking stretch of galaxies that lie along a curved line near the heart of the Virgo Cluster
- Messier Objects by Constellation
Only 34 out of the 88 constellations contain Messier objects Most of these constellations – 22 of them – are located in the northern celestial hemisphere and 12 are in the southern sky
- Messier 1: Crab Nebula - Messier Objects
Messier 1 is the only supernova remnant listed in Messier’s catalogue and the most famous object of its kind in the night sky The nebula has a total luminosity 75,000 times that of the Sun and lies at a distance of 6,500 light years from Earth
- Messier Marathon - Messier Objects
Messier objects are bright deep sky objects catalogued by the French astronomer and comet hunter Charles Messier in the 18th century These objects can be seen in binoculars and amateur telescopes
- Messier 31: Andromeda Galaxy - Messier Objects
The first planet candidate in M31 may have been discovered in 2009 using gravitational microlensing, a phenomenon that allows astronomers to see smaller objects located in the background of very massive objects
- Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud - Messier Objects
Messier 24 (M24, IC 4715), also known as the Sagittarius Star Cloud or Delle Caustiche, is a large Milky Way star cloud located in the constellation Sagittarius
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