Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5422  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5474  ·  NGC 5485
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Dasidius
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Dasidius
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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The Pinwheel Galaxy is a face-on spiral galaxy distanced 21 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. Discovered by Pierre Méchain on March 27, 1781, it was communicated to Charles Messier who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries.

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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Dasidius