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Teaching tools > Pictures & facts > Overview: M82 facts > Fast Facts: Messier 82 (M82)
| Name(s) | M82, NGC 3034 |
| Description | An irregular galaxy undergoing a starburst episode. The galaxy is creating stars at 10 times the rate of "normal" galaxies. |
| Location | Found in the northern constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). |
| Distance from Earth | 12 million light-years |
| Size | The galaxy is 40,000 light-years across. (The image below shows a portion of the galaxy that is 28,000 light-years across.) |
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The galaxy M82 is forming stars 10 times faster than "normal" galaxies.
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Teaching tools > Pictures & facts > Overview: M82 facts > Fast Facts: Messier 82 (M82)