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Definition of messier catalog in English English dictionary
- alternative spelling of Messier catalogue
- 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 Still a valuable guide to amateur astronomers, it was superseded by the New General Catalogue (NGC); both NGC and M reference numbers remain in common use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
- an early listing of nebulae, star clusters, and deep sky objects that might have been confused with comets by users of small telescopes
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mess·i·er ca·ta·logTurkish pronunciation
mesiır kätılôgPronunciation
/ˈmesēər ˈkatəlôg/ /ˈmɛsiːɜr ˈkætəlɔːɡ/
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