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M101 · Pinwheel Galaxy

A classic face-on spiral that makes arm structure easy to inspect while reminding us that a favorable viewing angle can strongly shape classification confidence.

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Record dimensions

Morphology
spiral
Viewing geometry
face-on
Environment
group context not modeled in this release
Scale cue
large spiral
Activity note
star-forming regions visible
interpretive

Representation boundary

Visible-light imagery highlights stars, dust lanes and star-forming regions; other wavelengths emphasize different material.

This record avoids inferring hidden physical properties solely from the visual class.

Source-backed facts

What this release is willing to state.

These are intentionally compact. The linked institutional source remains the authority for fuller context.

  • sourced NASA lists M101 at about 25 million light-years away.
  • sourced NASA describes it as a classic face-on spiral galaxy.
  • sourced NASA’s Hubble catalog describes a disk about 170,000 light-years across.
GX-SRC-006checked 2026-09-15