messier catalogue

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an early listing of nebulae, star clusters, and deep sky objects that might have been confused with comets by users of small telescopes
Messier catalog
alternative spelling of Messier catalogue
Messier catalog
List of about 109 star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies compiled by the French astronomer Charles Messier (1730-1817), who discovered many of them. Still a valuable guide to amateur astronomers, it was superseded by the New General Catalogue (NGC); both NGC and M reference numbers remain in common use
messier catalogue

    Hyphenation

    mess·i·er ca·ta·logue

    Turkish pronunciation

    mesiır kätılôg

    Pronunciation

    /ˈmesēər ˈkatəˌlôg/ /ˈmɛsiːɜr ˈkætəˌlɔːɡ/

    Etymology

    () from Charles Messier French astronomer
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