Messier discovered 13 comets :* C/1760 B1 (Messier)* C/1763 S1 (Messier)* C/1764 A1 (Messier)* C/1766 E1 (Messier)* C/1769 P1 (Messier)* D/1770 L1 (Lexell)* C/1771 G1 (Messier)* C/1773 T1 (Messier)* C/1780 U2 (Messier)* C/1788 W1 (Messier)* C/1793 S2 (Messier)* C/1798 G1 (Messier)* C/1785 A1 (Messier-Mechain)Messier is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, in Section 11.
* C/1760 B1 (Messier)* C/1763 S1 (Messier)* C/1764 A1 (Messier)* C/1766 E1 (Messier)* C/1769 P1 (Messier)* D/1770 L1 (Lexell)* C/1771 G1 (Messier)* C/1773 T1 (Messier)* C/1780 U2 (Messier)* C/1788 W1 (Messier)* C/1793 S2 (Messier)* C/1798 G1 (Messier)* C/1785 A1 (Messier-Mechain) — совместно с П. Мешеном* Каталог Мессье