Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Coddington's Nebula  ·  IC 2574
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IC 2574 - Coddington's Nebula, Eric Coles (coles44)
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IC 2574 - Coddington's Nebula

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IC 2574 - Coddington's Nebula

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OK, so it's really a dwarf galaxy. What did they know back then. Anyway, here is what the Wiki says.

IC 2574, also known as Coddington's Nebula, is a dwarf spiral galaxy discovered by American astronomer Edwin Foster Coddington in 1898. Located in Ursa Major, a constellation in the northern sky, it is an outlying member of the M81 Group. It is believed that 90% of its mass is in the form of dark matter. IC 2574 does not show evidence of interaction with other galaxies. It is currently forming stars; a UV analysis showed clumps of star formation 85 to 500 light-years (26 to 150 pc) in size.

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IC 2574 - Coddington's Nebula, Eric Coles (coles44)