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[Edit group][Changes]Messier objects

The Messier objects are a set of astronomical objects catalogued by Charles Messier in his catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters first published in 1774. The original motivation behind the catalogue was that Messier was a comet hunter, and was frustrated by objects which resembled but were not comets. He therefore compiled a list of these objects. The first edition covered 45 objects numbered M1 to M45. The total list consists of 110 objects, ranging from M1 to M110. The final catalogue was published in 1781 and printed in the Connaissance des Temps in 1784. Many of these objects are still known by their Messier number.

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M1M2M8M3M31
M16M4M17M5M33
M20M6M105M27M7
M42M9M43M10M99
M57M11M76M12M78
M13M97M14M15M18
M101M19M81M21M22
M23M24M25M26M28
M110M29M30M106M34
M35M36M37M38M39
M40M41M44M83M45
M46M63M47M48M50
M52M53M54M55M56
M94M62M67M68M69
M70M71M72M73M75
M49M79M80M92M93
M82M103M107M86M51
M90M64M98M74M32
M87M66M104M65M60
M85M88M108M100M109
M96M95


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