Messier catalog
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Messier catalog — [mes′ē ā΄] n. [after MESSIER Charles] Astron. a listing of 109 galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae: often called Messier s catalog … English World dictionary
Messier catalog — Astron. a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters. * * * List of about 109 star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies compiled by the… … Universalium
Messier catalog — Mes′sier cat′alog [[t]ˈmɛs iˌeɪ, mɛsˈyeɪ[/t]] n. astron. a catalog of nonstellar objects that lists nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters • Etymology: after Charles Messier (1730–1817), French astronomer, who compiled it in 1784 … From formal English to slang
Messier catalog — Astron. a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters … Useful english dictionary
Messier 102 — (also known as M102) is a galaxy listed in the Messier Catalogue that has not been identified unambiguously. Its original discoverer Pierre Méchain later said that it was a duplicate observation of Messier 101,[1] but there are historical and… … Wikipedia
Messier 25 — Sketch of the cluster Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) Right ascension 18h 31.6m … Wikipedia
Messier object — The Messier objects are a set of astronomical objects first listed by French astronomer Charles Messier in 1771.[1] The original motivation of the catalogue was that Messier was a comet hunter, and was frustrated by objects which resembled but… … Wikipedia
Messier 58 — For the motorway, see M58 motorway. Messier 58 An infrared image of M58 taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope (SST). Credit: SST/NASA/JPL. Observation data (J2000 epoch) … Wikipedia
Messier, Charles — ▪ French astronomer born June 26, 1730, Badonviller, France died April 12, 1817, Paris French astronomer who was the first to compile a systematic catalog of nebulae (nebula) and star clusters. In Messier s (Messier catalog) time a nebula… … Universalium
Messier-Katalog — Der Messier Katalog ist eine Auflistung von 110 astronomischen Objekten, hauptsächlich Galaxien, Sternhaufen und Nebel. Die Objekte des Katalogs wurden zwischen 1764 und 1782 von dem französischen Astronomen Charles Messier zusammengestellt, nach … Deutsch Wikipedia
