M101 (NGC 5457)
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Type Location r.a. dec. Size Magnitude Distance
Galaxy Ursa Major 14h03.2 54°21' 27' x 26' 7.7 21 Mly

The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy distanced 21 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

 

M101, NGC 5457

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June 2023 image showing supernova SN 2023 ixf

M101 supernova SN 2023ixf

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Date Telescope Binning Exp Time (s) Special processing Notes
June 16, 2002 Centurion
18"
L 1:1
RGB 3:1
L 4x300
R,G,B 300
 LRGB, Max Entropy, DDP  
June 3, 2023 Centurion
18"
L 1:1
RGB 3:1
L 3x300
R, G, B 300
LRGB, Max Entropy, DDP Imaged during full moon...