Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  37 Lyn  ·  HD80355  ·  HD80607  ·  NGC 2841  ·  PGC 2381679  ·  PGC 2381753  ·  PGC 2387030  ·  PGC 2387317  ·  PGC 2389105  ·  PGC 2389622  ·  PGC 2391431  ·  PGC 26534  ·  PGC 26549  ·  PGC 26550  ·  PGC 26572  ·  PGC 3087248
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NGC 2841- Tiger's Eye Galaxy (2024), Terrance
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NGC 2841- Tiger's Eye Galaxy (2024)

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NGC 2841- Tiger's Eye Galaxy (2024), Terrance
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NGC 2841- Tiger's Eye Galaxy (2024)

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Found in the constellation Ursa Major, NGC 2841 (The Tiger's Eye Galaxy) is an unbarred spiral galaxy discovered by German astronomer William Herschel in 1788.  Astronomers have estimated this DSO to be 13.27 billion years old and approximately 46 million light years distance Earth.

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