**XKCD Bot** @xkcd@mastodon.xyz · Nov 06, 2023, 17:31

**XKCD Bot** @xkcd@mastodon.xyz · Nov 06, 2023, 17:31

XKCD Bot @xkcd@mastodon.xyz

#2851 Messier Objects

The debate over the correct Messier number for the Ship of Theseus is ongoing.
https://xkcd.com/2851/

**Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥** @peterdrake@social.cleverlibre.org · Nov 07, 2023, 06:29

**Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥** @peterdrake@social.cleverlibre.org · Nov 07, 2023, 06:29

#2851 Messier Objects

@xkcd Logically, there must be a Messiest object.

**Trinsec** @trinsec@trinsec.org · Nov 07, 2023, 07:06

**Trinsec** @trinsec@trinsec.org · Nov 07, 2023, 07:06

Trinsec @trinsec@trinsec.org

re: #2851 Messier Objects

@peterdrake@qoto.org @xkcd@mastodon.xyz Would that be number one, or would that be number infinite? Or is it totally random?

**Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥** @peterdrake@social.cleverlibre.org · 2023-11-07T20:30:23Z

re: #2851 Messier Objects

@trinsec @xkcd It's unclear to me whether the number is a rating of Messiness and if so whether higher or lower numbers are Messier.