Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  HD122865  ·  M 101  ·  NGC 5447  ·  NGC 5449  ·  NGC 5450  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5453  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5462  ·  NGC 5471  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5477  ·  Pinwheel galaxy
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Rick Laird
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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

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M101 is 21 million light-years away in the Ursa Major constellation. The galaxy has a diameter of 170,000 light-years. Compared to the Milky Way's n 100,000 and 120,000 light-years. It has around a trillion stars.

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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Rick Laird

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