Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5422  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5485
M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy), Nicholas Gialiris
M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy)
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M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy)

M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy), Nicholas Gialiris
M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy)
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M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy)

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Popular target M101 is a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major (Big Dipper).

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M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy), Nicholas Gialiris