Pinwheel Galaxy
- Designation:
- M101
- Object Type:
- Spiral Galaxy
- Right Ascension:
- 14h 3m
- Declination:
- +54° 21'
- Magnitude:
- 7.9
- Distance:
- 27,000,000 light years
- Constellation:
- Ursa Major
Image Source: Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, K. Kuntz (JHU), F. Bresolin (University of Hawaii), J. Trauger (Jet Propulsion Lab), J. Mould (NOAO), Y.-H. Chu (University of Illinois, Urbana) and STScI; CFHT Image: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope/J.-C. Cuillandre/Coelum; NOAO Image: G. Jacoby, B. Bohannan, M. Hanna/NOAO/AURA/NSF
Articles about M101:
- Celebration of Space - May 26, 2023
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Tomorrow night, Saturday, May 27, 2023, starting at 8:30 pm, the first collaboration of Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center with the Charlestown RI Dark Sky Advocates will happen, in a jointly hosted star party event. The theme of the ev ... more