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Messier number: Meaning and Definition of

Mes'sier num"ber

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a number (preceded by M) designating the 109 double stars, clusters, nebulae, and galaxies in the Messier catalog.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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