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Messier 81

Messier 81

Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello

 

J2000 09h 55m 33.2s +69° 3′ 55″

Messier 81 (NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy at 12 million light-years in Ursa Major and it is the largest galaxy in the M81 Group, a group of 34 galaxies . M81 was discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1774.

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Uploaded on April 18, 2021
Taken on April 17, 2021