Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5471
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M101  Pinwheel Galaxy, Christer Strandh

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

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M101  Pinwheel Galaxy, Christer Strandh

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

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The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy distanced 21 million light-years (six megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major.

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M101  Pinwheel Galaxy, Christer Strandh

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