Messier 73 (M73, also known as NGC 6994) is an asterism of four stars in the constellation Aquarius. It lies several arcminutes east of globular cluster...

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...

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...

and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries. On February...

Galaxy". In 1779, Pierre Méchain and Charles Messier reidentified Bode's object, hence listed it in the Messier Catalogue. The galaxy is to be found approximately...

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deep sky objects that are in the Messier catalog: the globular clusters Messier 2, Messier 72, and the asterism Messier 73. While M73 was originally catalogued...

Jean-Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1746. Charles Messier observed the cluster on May 23, 1764, and added it to his Messier Catalog. Estimates of the Butterfly Cluster's...

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German epic drama, at 15:57 / +62°32' (near galaxy NGC 6015). The V-shaped Messier 73 in Aquarius, determined to be an asterism in 2002. Australian Aboriginal...