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M81

Bode's Galaxy · NGC 3031

Constellation
Ursa Major
Shape
Spiral
Magnitude
6.9
Size
25.7′
Position
9h 56m, +69.1°
Distance
11.9 ± 0.7 million ly

My Sky

Rise, highest and set over your place, for any night: M81

Further info

NASA: Messier 81

NED: M81

SIMBAD: M81

Wikipedia: Bode's Galaxy

Sources

Distance: NED-D (Steer 2020)

Magnitude and size: NGC 2000.0 (Sinnott 1988)

Shape: RC3 (de Vaucouleurs et al. 1991)

Name: Wikipedia, List of Messier objects

M81, NGC 3031
Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)