Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  HD85458  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031  ·  PGC 2724146  ·  PGC 2726822  ·  PGC 28505  ·  PGC 28529  ·  PGC 28757
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NGC 3031, M 81 Bode's (Nebula) Spiral Galaxy, Rod Hughes
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NGC 3031, M 81 Bode's (Nebula) Spiral Galaxy

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M 81 is 21.6 x 11.2 arcmin with a magnitude of +6.77. It is 12 Mly years from earth. From my latitude, it is always visible.

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NGC 3031, M 81 Bode's (Nebula) Spiral Galaxy, Rod Hughes