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M82, at a distance of 11 million light years from Earth, is the nearest starburst galaxy. Massive stars are forming and expiring in M82 at a rate ten times higher than in our galaxy.

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English: M82, at a distance of 11 million light years from Earth, is the nearest starburst galaxy. Massive stars are forming and expiring in M82 at a rate ten times higher than in our galaxy. The bright spots in the center are supernova remnants and X-ray binaries. These are some of the brightest such objects known. The luminosity of the X-ray binaries suggests that most contain a black hole. The diffuse X-ray light in the image extends over several thousand light years, and is caused by multimillion degree gas flowing out of M82. A close encounter with a large galaxy, M81, in the last 100 million years is thought to be the cause of the starburst activity.
Date 14 January 2000 (upload date)
Source M82: Chandra Images Seething Cauldron of Starburst Galaxy
Author N.A.Sharp,AURA,NOAO,NSF
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Also Known As
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Cigar Galaxy
Category
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Normal Galaxies & Starburst Galaxies, Black Holes
Constellation
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Ursa Major
Coordinates (J2000)
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RA 09h 55m 50.70s
Distance Estimate
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12 million light years

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Public domain This image is a work of a National Science Foundation employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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