M101 . .
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. . M103
Messier 102
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M 102 is either
- a duplication of M101 (NGC 5457, the Pinwheel Galaxy):
Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major,
RA=14 03.2, Dec=+54 21. 9.6 mag, dist=24000 kly, or
- NGC 5866, the Spindle galaxy, a lenticular galaxy in Draco,
RA=15 06.5, Dec=+55 46. 10.0 mag, dist=40000 kly.
NGC 5866 (M102?)
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M102? (NGC 5866) Lenticular Galaxy in Draco.
M102 page,
NGC 5866 page,
DSSM page,
Identity discussion.
Hartmut Frommert
(spider@seds.org)
Christine Kronberg
(smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
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Last Modification: 17 Dec 1999, 19:37 MET
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