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    The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on, unbarred, and counterclockwise spiral galaxy located 21 million light-years...
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  • Messier 102 (also known as M102) is a galaxy listed in the Messier Catalogue that cannot be unambiguously identified. Its original discoverer Pierre Méchain...
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    The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas...
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  • the atomic number of mendelevium, an actinide. In astronomy it is the Messier designation given to the Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major. According to Books...
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    April 2010. "Messier 103". Universe Today. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010. "Messier 103". Perez Media. Retrieved 14 April 2010. "Messier 103". Perez...
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  • Messier 101, a galaxy referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy Messier 83, a galaxy referred to as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy Triangulum Galaxy (Messier 33)...
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    Garner, Rob (2017-10-06). "Messier 51 (The Whirlpool Galaxy)". NASA. Retrieved 2021-01-20. "M 51". Messier Objects 101.com. 2016-10-10. Archived from...
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    Triangulum Galaxy (redirect from Messier 33)
    for astronomical objects and indicates that Pinwheel Galaxy refers to Messier 101, which several amateur astronomy resources including public outreach...
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    (HII region) located in Messier 101 (the Pinwheel Galaxy) towards the constellation Ursa Major. Eight other regions of Messier 101 are listed in the New...
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  • M101 (redirect from M-101)
    M101 or M-101 most often refers to: Messier 101, or the Pinwheel Galaxy, a spiral galaxy M101 howitzer, a 105 mm light howitzer M101 or M-101 may also...
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    adapted. List of Messier objects Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 74. NGC 3184 – a similar face-on spiral galaxy Messier 101 – a similar face-on...
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    children to take up the sport." Messier was born in St. Albert, Alberta, the son of Mary-Jean (Dea) and Doug Messier. He was the second son and third...
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    (HII region) located in Messier 101 (the Pinwheel Galaxy) towards the constellation Ursa Major. Eight other regions of Messier 101 are listed in the New...
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  • Retrieved 1 November 2008. "Messier 81". SEDS. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. S. J. O'Meara (1998). The Messier Objects. Cambridge University...
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    (HII region) located in Messier 101 (the Pinwheel Galaxy) towards the constellation Ursa Major. Eight other regions of Messier 101 are listed in the New...
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    at VizieR. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Messier 23. Messier 23, SEDS Messier pages Messier 23 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α...
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  • planet of the star Malak (meaning 'angel' in Hebrew) in the spiral galaxy Messier 101", which would place it at roughly 21 million light-years from Earth....
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    The Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101/NGC 5457): a spiral galaxy classified as type Scd on the Hubble sequence...
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    of roughly -13.3. Pinwheel Galaxy Bode's galaxy Cigar galaxy NGC 2787 Messier 83 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 3184. Retrieved...
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    8 5 11.9 (2012fr in NGC 1365) 2011 1129 439 160 10 7 9.9 (2011fe in Messier 101) 2010 931 279 135 7 2 12.8 (2010ih in NGC 2325) 2009 576 202 137 1 0...
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    Beehive Cluster (redirect from Messier 44)
    open clusters Messier object New General Catalogue Open cluster family Open cluster remnant "NGC 2632". sim-id. Retrieved 2020-06-11. "Messier 44". SEDS....
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    close-up view of the rose-coloured star forming region Messier 17. List of Messier objects Messier object New General Catalogue "NGC 6618". SIMBAD. Centre...
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  • −65° 58′ 27″ 14.1 5194 Messier 51a; Whirlpool Galaxy Spiral galaxy Canes Venatici 13h 29m 52.4s +47° 11′ 41″ 8.8 5195 Messier 51b Interacting galaxy Canes...
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    Magellanic Cloud. It is a member of the M81 Galaxy Group, along with Messier 81 and Messier 101. "The scale of the Universe". ESA/Hubble Picture of the Week....
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    Dusty and Extremely Red Progenitor of the Type II Supernova 2023ixf in Messier 101". astro.paperswithcode.com. Retrieved 25 November 2023. Qin, Y.; Zhang...
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    Stellar Lagoon — ESA/Hubble Photo Release Messier 8, SEDS Messier pages NightSkyInfo.com – M8, the Lagoon Nebula Messier 8, Pete's Astrophotography Gallery Archived...
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    only a short time ago. NGC 891, a very thin disk galaxy An image of Messier 101, a prototypical spiral galaxy seen face-on A spiral galaxy, ESO 510-G13...
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    automated review of images of the Messier 101 from the nights of 22 and 23 August 2011. It was located in Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, 21 million...
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    Andromeda Galaxy (redirect from Messier 31)
    Messier 31". Astrophysical Journal. 69: 103–158. Bibcode:1929ApJ....69..103H. doi:10.1086/143167. Baade, Walter (1944). "The Resolution of Messier 32...
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    image. The following picture of the area around the Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101) with the apparent magnitude of 7.5m with all stars down to an apparent...
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