Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
M81 (Bode's Galaxy) & M82 (Cigar Galaxy), Thomas
M81 (Bode's Galaxy) & M82 (Cigar Galaxy)
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M81 (Bode's Galaxy) & M82 (Cigar Galaxy)

M81 (Bode's Galaxy) & M82 (Cigar Galaxy), Thomas
M81 (Bode's Galaxy) & M82 (Cigar Galaxy)
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M81 (Bode's Galaxy) & M82 (Cigar Galaxy)

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M81 (Bode‘s Galaxy) - distance approx. 12 million lightyears
M82 (Cigar Galaxy) - distance approx. 14 million lightyears

M82 is a starburst galaxy whose star-forming activity has been significantly increased by gravitational interaction with M81. The galactic nucleus of M81 hosts a supermassive black hole with 70 million solar masses.

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M81 (Bode's Galaxy) & M82 (Cigar Galaxy), Thomas