M82 The Cigar Galaxy
Description: irregular galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
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M82, the Cigar Galaxy, located 12 million light years away is one such galaxy studied by both Fermi and VERITAS.
Messier 82 (NGC 3034) is also called the Cigar Galaxy. Approximately 12 million light-years distant, it is a prototype starburst galaxy, one that is five times as bright as our own galaxy, the Milky Way, ...
May's Hubble Heritage image is of the starburst galaxy M82, AKA NGC 3034, AKA The Cigar Galaxy. 12 million light-years from us, the galaxy lies in the constellation Ursa Major; this image covers approximately 7.
M82
M82 can refer to:
*the Cigar Galaxy, designated as M82
*the M82 rifle
*the Valmet M82 bullpup assault rifle
*the Nintendo M82 demonstration unit ...
M40 Winecke 4 (double star)
M81 Bode's Galaxy or Bode's Nebula (spiral galaxy)
M82 The Cigar Galaxy (irregular galaxy)
M97 The Owl Nebula (planetary nebula)
M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy (spiral galaxy)
M108 (spiral galaxy)
M109 (spiral galaxy) ...
The elongated shape of this galaxy has earned it the name Cigar Galaxy. M82 is a strong source of infrared radiation. In fact, it is the brightest galaxy in the sky in infrared light. This galaxy is located about 12 million light-years from Earth.
 See also: Constellation, M82, Irregular Galaxy, Ursa Major, Galaxy
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