Messier 53 (also known as M53 or NGC 5024) is a globular cluster in the Coma Berenices constellation. It was discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1775. M53...
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The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas...
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children to take up the sport." Messier was born in St. Albert, Alberta, the son of Mary-Jean (Dea) and Doug Messier. He was the second son and third...
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1088/0004-637X/742/1/51, S2CID 118649860 "Messier 68". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 30 April 2022. distance × sin( diameter_angle / 2 ) = 53.5 ly. radius Sollima, A...
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adapted. List of Messier objects Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 74. NGC 3184 – a similar face-on spiral galaxy Messier 101 – a similar...
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during a Messier Challenge because they took a coffee break, with biscuits. Like Messier 54 (the other extragalactic globular on Messier's list), it...
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French astronomer Charles Messier discovered M87 in 1781, and cataloged it as a nebula. M87 is about 16.4 million parsecs (53 million light-years) from...
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Lagoon Nebula (redirect from Messier Object 8)
Stellar Lagoon — ESA/Hubble Photo Release Messier 8, SEDS Messier pages NightSkyInfo.com – M8, the Lagoon Nebula Messier 8, Pete's Astrophotography Gallery Archived...
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53 million years. Its rosette orbit has an eccentricity of 0.21. Core region of Messier 10 by Hubble Space Telescope Map showing location of Messier 10...
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