| 单词 | messier number |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMessier number 2. attributive. Designating or relating to the objects, or their distinguishing numbers, listed by Messier in his catalogue. Frequently in Messier number. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > other non-stellar objects > [noun] > in Messier's catalogue Messier1850 Messier number1917 M1929 1917 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific 29 177 Most of the Messier numbers, however, have been identified with numbers of Dreyer's New General Catalogue. 1943 H. Shapley Galaxies iv. 86 Many a modern amateur and some professional astronomers have since come upon one of these Messier objects and have excitedly telegraphed the supposed discovery of a new comet to the information bureau at the Harvard Observatory. 1968 K. G. Jones Messier's Nebulae & Star Clusters i. 29 Many of the Messier Objects, being on the whole, easily visible, have played a large part in revealing much of our present knowledge of stellar evolution and general cosmology. 1992 Astron. Now July 8/3 The galaxy is known as the Milky Way but has no Messier number. < as lemmas |
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