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The Cigar Galaxy

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​​M82 in Ursa Major

was discovered in 1774 by German astronomer Johann Elbert Bode. At 12,000,000 light-years distance, it is among the more distant Messier objects. A spectacular, starburst-type galaxy, M82 is in a gravitationally interacting relationship with its neighbor, M81.
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Both galaxies can be viewed together, here. Thanks to Jim Misti for collecting this fine data. 

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