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M81
M81 — Bode's Galaxy
Galaxy
· Ursa MajorIntermediate
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Target information
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Ursa Major
- Right ascension
- 9h 55m 33s
- Declination
- +69° 03′ 55″
- Magnitude
- 6.9
- Angular size
- 26.9′ × 14.1′
- Surface brightness
- 13 mag/arcmin²
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Best months
- February, March, April
- Catalog IDs
- M81;NGC 3031
About this target
Frequently framed together with M82.