Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5826  ·  NGC 5862  ·  NGC 5866
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The Galaxy M102, Thomas Richter
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The Galaxy M102

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The Galaxy M102

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Object description (wikipedia.org):

Messier 102 (also known as M102) is a galaxy listed in the Messier Catalogue that cannot be unambiguously identified. Its original discoverer Pierre Méchain said that it was a duplicate observation of Messier 101, but more historical evidence favors that it is NGC 5866, although other galaxies have been suggested as possible identities. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) considers it to be the same as NGC 5866.

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The Galaxy M102, Thomas Richter