Galaxy M82 is located about 12 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Ursa Major is seen in this ground-based image taken by Akira Fujii.
Object Name: Ursa Major
Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration
Credit: A. Fujii
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