The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on, counterclockwise intermediate spiral galaxy located 21 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries
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Object Designations: Messier Object 101, M101 or NGC 5457
Also known as: Pinwheel Galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Object Type: Spiral Cluster
Distance: 21 million light-years away
Magnitude: 8
Discovery: Pierre Méchain
Telescope: Apertura CarbonStar 200 Imaging Newtonian
Camera: ZWO ASI2600 MC Pro
Mount: Celestron AVX – With CPWI Software
Guiding: Apertura 32mm Guide Scope with a ZWO ASI120MM Camera and PHD2
SharpCap Imaging Software
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