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 5474  ·  NGC 5477  ·  PGC 2448110  ·  PGC 2456753  ·  PGC 2464645  ·  PGC 2468609  ·  PGC 2469762  ·  PGC 2816075  ·  PGC 49919  ·  Pinwheel galaxy
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M101 and his companion, Yannis Doukakis
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M101 and his companion

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M101 and his companion, Yannis Doukakis
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M101 and his companion

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M101 and his companion dwarf galaxy NGC5474 pulling each other apart. NGC5474 core is relocated to the edge due to the gravitational pull of M101.

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M101 and his companion, Yannis Doukakis