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IC 2574 (aka. Coddington's Nebula)
Apparnet Magnitude: 10.2
Distance: aprox: 12 million light-years
Constellation: Ursa Major
Diameter aprox: 50,000 million light-years
IC 2574 discovered by Edwin Coddington in 1898 and classified first as a nebula is actually a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and is part of the M81 group of galaxies.
Taken 7/18/18 in Grand Rapids, Ohio by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera