Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5471
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M101, John Bozeman
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The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy located 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major.

Spitzer Space Telescope IR data

Camera: IRAC2, IRAC1

Color Mapped:

RED-4.5 micron
GREEN - 4.8 micron
BLUE - 4.8 micron

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M101, John Bozeman