Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5471
M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy, David Quiles
M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy

M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy, David Quiles
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M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy

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The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs)[3] away from Earth in the constellationUrsa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781[a] and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_Galaxy

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M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy, David Quiles