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Pinwheel Galaxy

Galaxy

Face-on spiral galaxy in Ursa Major known for its faint outer arms and bright star-forming regions.

Facts

Catalog numbers
Messier: M101
Ngc: NGC 5457
Constellation
Ursa Major
Coordinates
RA: 14h 03m 13s
Dec: +54deg 20m 56s RA: 210.8023deg · Dec: 54.3489deg
Magnitude
7.9
Angular size
28 x 26
arcmin

Images

Image of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101).
Pinwheel Galaxy Mar 9, 2024
Pinwheel Galaxy Mar 9, 2024