The 'Sab' Type Galaxy Messier 81 (IMAGE)

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The 'Sab' Type Galaxy Messier 81

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The 'Sab' type galaxy Messier 81, located in the northern constellation of Ursa Major, has a black hole mass of 68 million Suns.

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Credit: Spitzer Space Telescope / Benjamin Davis.

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