M101 . .

Index

. . M103

Messier 102

M 102 is either

• a duplication of M101 (NGC 5457, the Pinwheel Galaxy):

  Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major,

  RA=14 03.2, Dec=+54 21. 9.6 mag, dist=24000 kly, or

• NGC 5866, the Spindle galaxy, a lenticular galaxy in Draco,

  RA=15 06.5, Dec=+55 46. 10.0 mag, dist=40000 kly.

NGC 5866 (M102?)

M102? (NGC 5866) Lenticular Galaxy in Draco.

M102 page,

NGC 5866 page,

DSSM page,

Identity discussion.

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Hartmut Frommert

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Christine Kronberg

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Last Modification: 7 Apr 1998, 22:03 MET