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Charles Messier

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Gender Male
Death206 years ago
Date of birth June 26,1730
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born Badonviller
France
Date of died April 12,1817
DiedParis
France
SpouseMarie-Francoise de Vermauchampt
DiscoveredC/1773 T1
Lexell's Comet
C/1769 P1
C/1763 S1
BooksThe Messier Catalogue of Charles Messier
Children Antoine-Charles Messier
Job Astronomer
Parents Francoise Grandblaise
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Charles Messier was a French astronomer. He published an astronomical catalogue consisting of 110 nebulae and faint star clusters, which came to be known as the Messier objects.

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