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The galaxy Messier 101 (M101, also known as NGC 5457 and also nicknamed the Pinwheel Galaxy) lies in the northern circumpolar constellation, Ursa Major (The Great Bear), at a distance of about 21 million light-years from Earth.
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Result: 10 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--A.Savin 14:41, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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