The Pinwheel Galaxy
- Acquisition Details
- Captured Date: June 2022
- Location Information
- Constellation: Ursa Major
- Coordinates (RA,DA): 210.803,4.349
- Pixel Scale: 2.06 arcseconds/pixel
- Distance: 21.6 Million Light-years
- Catalogue Designations
- Messier: 101
- NGC: 5457
- Equipment Used
- Mount: HEQ5
- Telescope: Orion ED80T CF
- Main Camera: ASI071MC
The Pinwheel Galaxy is a face-on, counterclockwise intermediate spiral galaxy located 21 million light-years from Earth 1