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GALEX View of M81-M82 Group (M81 - M82 Galaxy Group) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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GALEX View of M81-M82 Group

January 8, 2008 · NASA · M81 - M82 Galaxy Group · Ursa Major

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Facts

Object: M81 - M82 Galaxy Group
Constellation: Ursa Major
Distance: 12 million light-years (3.6 Megaparsecs)
Released: January 8, 2008
Instrument: GALEX
Image size: 1,362 × 2,409 px
Category: Galaxies
Source: NASA

Credit

NASA , ESA , and D. de Mello (Catholic University of America and GSFC)

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