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== history ==
== history ==
The catalogue was compiled by [[Charles Messier]] between [[1764]] and [[1782]].
The catalogue was compiled by [[Charles Messier]] between [[1764]] and [[1782]].
== list ==
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
! Messier number
![[New General Catalogue|NGC]] number
!Common name
!Object type
!Distance in [[light year]]
!Apparent Magnitude
!Constellation
![[Right ascension]]
![[Declination]]
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| [[Messier 1|M1]]
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[[Category:CZ Live|Messier Catalogue]]
[[Category:CZ Live|Messier Catalogue]]
[[Category:Astronomy Workgroup|Messier Catalogue]]
[[Category:Astronomy Workgroup|Messier Catalogue]]

Revision as of 14:45, 12 September 2007

The Messier Catalogue is a list of 110 astronomical objects.

history

The catalogue was compiled by Charles Messier between 1764 and 1782.


list

Messier number NGC number Common name Object type Distance in light year Apparent Magnitude Constellation Right ascension Declination
M1