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|[[M | |[[M 23 ]] | ||
| [[ NGC 6494 ]] | | [[ NGC 6494 ]] | ||
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| | | 18<sup>h</sup>16.9<sup>m</sup> | ||
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|[[M 25 ]] | |[[M 25 ]] |
Revision as of 13:06, 26 November 2007
The Messier Catalogue is a list of 110 visually diffuse astronomical objects. The catalogue was compiled by Charles Messier between 1758 and 1782, as a collection of nebulae and star clusters, to distinguish them from comets, for the benefit of comet-hunters.[1]