The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101 or NGC 5457) is about 27 million light years away and can be found in the constellation Ursa Major.
See related link for a star map.
The Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101 or NGC 5457)
The Pinwheel Galaxy was created on 2003-07-15.
the pinwheel galaxy is also known as Messier 101 or NGC 5457
A spiral galaxy has the shape of a pinwheel. Our solar system is in a spiral galaxy that we call the Milky Way.
A Spiral Galaxy or a Barred Spiral. These are two of the main types of Galaxies.
Do you want the name of a specific one or just something that sounds more intellectual than "You know, those PINWHEEL shaped ones"? The correct terminology is spiral galaxy. As for an example, the Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy.
The "pinwheel" shape is usually called "spiral".
Milky Way and Pinwheel (Messier 101, M101) are two known galaxies. The galaxy that includes the Solar System is the Milky way.
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A "spiral" galaxy.
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It looks similar to a toy pinwheel, with concentrations of stars along curved arms that would be the vanes of the pinwheel. (see the related image link below)