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This dimension groups celestial objects by the broad era in which they were discovered, from objects known since antiquity to those found by modern surveys. Wikipedia notes that astronomical catalogues are "increasingly often compiled by computers from an automated survey," a method that has sharply accelerated discovery in recent decades. Browsing by discovery era lets a visitor compare objects found using similar tools and methods.

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1. Wikipedia: Stellar classification
Wikimedia FoundationStellar classification, History section, 1901 Cannon sentence
Quote, Stellar classification, History section, 1901 Cannon sentence
In 1901, Annie Jump Cannon returned to the lettered types, but dropped all letters except O, B, A, F, G, K, M, and N used in that order, as well as P for planetary nebulae and Q for some peculiar spectra.
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