File:Renamed Messier 81 - 82 and Integrated Flux Nebula (26867761973).jpg

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Messier 81 - 82 and Integrated Flux Nebula Credits: Leonardo Ciuffolotti, Andrea Pistocchini, Giuseppe Nicosia, Alessandro Falesiedi, Tim Stone, Giuseppe Donatiello.

J2000 09h 55m 33.2s +69° 3′ 55″ Messier 81 (NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy at 12 million light-years in Ursa Major and it is the largest galaxy in the M81 Group, a group of 34 galaxies . M81 was discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1774.

RA: 09h 55m 52.2s Dec: +69° 40′ 47″

Messier 82 (NGC 3034) is a starburst galaxy at 12 million light-years.
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Author Giuseppe Donatiello

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