Messier 81 and Messier 82
M81 and M82 are a pair of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major. The pair are located approximately 10 degrees northwest of the `Big Dipper` pointer star Dubhe Alpha Ursae Majoris. The apparent separation of the galaxies is 31 arc-minutes but at a distance of 12 million light-years, their actual distances from each other is 150,000 light years
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