| Name: | Bode's Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Designation: | M81 |
| Magnitude: | 6.9 |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Object Type: | Spiral |
| Best Viewing: | Spring |
| Distance: | 11.6 million LY |
| Surface Brightness: | ~21.6 mag/arcmin² |
| Viewing Difficulty: | Easy |
| Viewable By: | Binoculars / Small Scope |
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Image and caption text Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). Acknowledgment: A. Zezas and J. Huchra (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Brightness notes: Integrated magnitude alone is misleading for galaxies. What really matters visually is surface brightness and angular size. So to make it more meaningful, I’ve added a “Surface Brightness value in the table. Surface brightness explains why M74 is hard and M82 pops.
