Messier 83
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| Distance to Earth | 15. 04 million light years |
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| Age | 13. 27 billion years |
| Magnitude | 7. 54 |
| Stars | 40 billion |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Did you know | Although it looks sprawling, Messier 83 is just under half of the size of the Milky Way. |
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| ID | 1108096 |
About Messier 83
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 in the constellation Hydra. Nicolas Louis de Lacaille discovered M83 on February 23, 1752 at the Cape of Good Hope.
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