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Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It has a D 25 isophotal diameter of 29.44 kiloparsecs (96,000 light-years ).
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The M81 Group is a galaxy group in the constellations Ursa Major and Camelopardalis that includes the galaxies Messier 81 and Messier 82, as well as several other galaxies with high apparent brightnesses. [1] The approximate center of the group is located at a distance of 3.6 Mpc, making it one of the nearest groups to the Local Group. [1]
Charles Messier. The first edition of 1774 covered 45 objects (M1 to M45).The total list published by Messier in 1781 contained 103 objects, but the list was expanded through successive additions by other astronomers, motivated by notes in Messier's and Méchain's texts indicating that at least one of them knew of the additional objects.
Also known as Messier 81. The largest galaxy in the M81 Group. It harbors a supermassive black hole 70 million times the mass of the Sun. [citation needed] Butterfly Galaxies: Virgo: Looks are similar to a butterfly. [citation needed] Cartwheel Galaxy: Sculptor: Its visual appearance is similar to that of a spoked cartwheel. [citation needed]
Huge file, very detailed, clear EV (lead image in the article on the subject), very "stop, stare, click". Already a FP on Commons, caption nabbed from the article. As with any image of this size, Dschwen's image viewer will be useful. Articles in which this image appears Messier 81, M81 Group, bulge (astronomy), unbarred spiral galaxy
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