Simon Marius

Marius re-discovered the Andromeda Nebula (seen by Al Sufi about 964) with a small refractor on 15 Dec. 1612. The observation is published in: Marius, S., Mundus Iovialis (1614).

D N NI Y M D I T Discoverer Name Con Type S
  N 224 1612 12 15 Rr v As-Sufi 964? M 31, Andromeda Nebula AND Sb 1