Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5477
M101. The Pinwheel Galaxy, Ferran Ginebrosa
M101. The Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101. The Pinwheel Galaxy

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M101, the Pinwheel galaxy.

M101 is a face-on galaxy at 26 million light years in the constellation Ursa Major.

Is one of biggest galaxy in the neighborhood of our Milky Way, more than double size of this and very rich in gaz and high star generation.

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M101. The Pinwheel Galaxy, Ferran Ginebrosa