Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  HD134023  ·  M 102  ·  NGC 5866  ·  NGC 5867  ·  Spindle galaxy
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M102, Massimo Di Fusco
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M102

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M102

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Messier 102 (also known as Spindle Galaxy or M102) is a galaxy listed in the Messier Catalogue that cannot be unambiguously identified. Its original discoverer Pierre Méchain retracted his discovery two years after publication and said that it was a duplicate observation of Messier 101. Later historical evidence favors that M102 is actually the galaxy NGC 5866, although other galaxies have been suggested as possible identities.

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