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Encyclopedia > Messier 4

Globular Cluster M4 (also known as Messier Object 4, Messier 4, M4, or NGC 6121) is a globular cluster in the Scorpius constellation. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1746.


External links

  • M4, SEDS Messier pages (http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m004.html)

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Messier 4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (329 words)
Globular Cluster M4 (also known as Messier Object 4 or NGC 6121) is a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius.
It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1746 and catalogued by Charles Messier in 1764.
This was the first globular cluster in which individual stars were resolved.
ESPN.com - NHL - Messier to miss four weeks (547 words)
Messier was hurt one minute into Tuesday night's 4-4 tie against the San Jose Sharks.
The injury occurred when Messier, on his first shift of the game, was going to the front of the Sharks' net as teammate Peter Schaefer was attempting a wraparound play.
Messier was unable to put weight on his right knee and required help getting to the dressing room.
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