Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5447  ·  NGC 5449  ·  NGC 5450  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5453  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5462  ·  NGC 5471  ·  NGC 5477  ·  Pinwheel galaxy
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Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101), Miles Zhou
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Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101)

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Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101)

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The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy distanced 21 million light-years away from earth in the constellation Ursa Major.

This is a LRGB Composition.

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Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101), Miles Zhou

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