Messier 108

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title: Messier 108
text: Messier 108 is a barred spiral galaxy about 28 million light-years away from Earth in the northern constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 or 1782. From the Earth, this galaxy is seen almost edge-on. This galaxy is an isolated member of the Ursa Major Cluster of galaxies in the local supercluster. It has a morphological classification of type SBbc in the de Vaucouleurs system, which means it is a barred spiral galaxy with somewhat loosely wound arms. The maximum ang
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description: Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_108
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date modified: 2024-01-06T02:47:04Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Messier108_-_SDSS_DR_14_%28panorama%29.jpg","width":2048,"height":1080}
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