Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031  ·  PGC 2724146  ·  PGC 28505  ·  PGC 28529  ·  PGC 28757
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Bode's Galaxy with Holmberg IX, Loran Hughes
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Bode's Galaxy with Holmberg IX

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Bode's Galaxy with Holmberg IX

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Holmberg IX is an irregular dwarf satellite galaxy of Messier 81 and can be seen below M81 as a dim smudge in this image. It's thought to have formed within the last 200 million years.

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