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Messier 102 (also M102, The Spindle Galaxy, NGC 5866, UGC 9723 and PGC 53933) is a magnitude +10.7 lenticular or edge-on spiral galaxy located 50 ±3 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. 

The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Pierre Méchain using a 15.24 cm (6 inch) reflector on the 27th March 1781.
The galaxy was observed by Charles Messier in May 1788 and listed as M102.

Right Ascension 15h 06m 29.5s, Declination +55° 45' 48" 

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Messier 102 (also known as M102) is a galaxy listed in the Messier Catalogue that has not been identified unambiguously. Its original discoverer Pierre Méchain later claimed that it was a duplicate observation of Messier 101, but there are historical and observational reasons to believe that it would actually be NGC 5866, although other galaxies have been suggested as possible identities.
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