Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
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M81, John Bozeman
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M81

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Messier 81 is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It has a D₂₅ isophotal diameter of 29.44 kiloparsecs

Data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

Color Mapped:

Red - i
Green - r
Blue - g

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M81, John Bozeman