This list, which Messier created in collaboration with his assistant Pierre Méchain, is now known as the Messier catalogue. The Messier catalogue is one... 70 KB (2,317 words) - 02:07, 20 March 2024 |
redshift values in the 1920s. Charles Messier discovered Messier 58, along with the elliptical galaxies Messier 59 and Messier 60, on April 15, 1779. M58... 12 KB (1,091 words) - 06:44, 19 April 2024 |
by Charles Messier in 1780. With M66 and NGC 3628, it forms the Leo Triplet, a small close group of galaxies. M65 was discovered by Charles Messier and... 6 KB (491 words) - 06:59, 30 December 2023 |
Virgo. This galaxy was discovered by astronomer Charles Messier in 1777. As an elliptical galaxy, Messier 49 has the physical form of a radio galaxy, but... 9 KB (748 words) - 11:24, 8 April 2024 |
Messier may refer to: Ashley Messier (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player Charles Messier (1730–1817), French astronomer Doug Messier (born 1936), Canadian... 1 KB (172 words) - 09:24, 7 November 2023 |
Ring Nebula (redirect from Messier 57) was discovered by the French astronomer Charles Messier while searching for comets in late January 1779. Messier's report of his independent discovery of... 16 KB (1,563 words) - 23:28, 20 February 2024 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 87. Messier 87, SEDS Messier pages ESA/Hubble images of M87 Messier 87 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS... 90 KB (9,553 words) - 13:37, 29 April 2024 |
Messier 84 or M84, also known as NGC 4374, is a giant elliptical or lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Charles Messier discovered the object... 9 KB (712 words) - 04:50, 25 January 2024 |