M81 - Bode's Galaxy in Ursa Major

Designation M81
NGC NGC 3031
Common Name Bode's Galaxy
Type Spiral galaxy
Distance 12 million light years
Constellation Ursa Major
Magnitude 7

 

Data courtesy of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_81

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