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Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

Also Known As NGC 5236
Galaxies

The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, catalogued as Messier 83 and also designated NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy about 15 million light-years away on the border of the constellations Hydra and Centaurus. It was discovered by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille on 17 February 1752 from the Cape of Good Hope, and Charles Messier later added it to his catalogue of nebulous objects in March 1781.

Facts
Object Type
Spiral galaxy 2
Discovery Year
1752 3
Classification
Catalogue
Messier Catalogue 1
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In Constellation

Centaurus

Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.

Source Wikipedia: Messier 83 - WikipediaIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus.
Hydra

Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.

Source Wikipedia: Messier 83 - WikipediaIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus.
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
2. Messier 63 (The Sunflower Galaxy) - NASA Science
Classification field
Quote, Classification field
Spiral Galaxy
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3. Wikipedia: Messier 83 - Wikipedia
  • Discovery section
    Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille discovered M83 on 17 February 1752 at the Cape of Good Hope.
  • Infobox
    NGC 5236
  • Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
    Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus.
  • In Group: Spiral Galaxies, infobox 'type' field: SAB(s)c (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral Galaxies
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