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GALEX View of M81-M82 Group

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

Date
Jan 1, 2008
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2008-02-2233-image
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Credits

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

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameM81 - M82 Galaxy Group
Object DescriptionGalaxy Group
ConstellationUrsa Major
Distance12 million light-years (3.6 Megaparsecs)
About The Data
InstrumentGALEX
About The Image
Color InfoUltraviolet

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