<P> The star TYC 3429 - 697 - 1 (9 40 44; 48 ° 14 ′ 2", located to the east of θ Ursae Majoris and to the southwest of the "Big Dipper") has been recognized as the state star of Delaware, and is informally known as the Delaware Diamond . </P> <P> Several bright galaxies are found in Ursa Major, including the pair Messier 81 (one of the brightest galaxies in the sky) and Messier 82 above the bear's head, and Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), a spiral northeast of η Ursae Majoris . The spiral galaxies Messier 108 and Messier 109 are also found in this constellation . The bright planetary nebula Owl Nebula (M97) can be found along the bottom of the bowl of the Big Dipper . </P> <P> M81 is a nearly face - on spiral galaxy 11.8 million light - years from Earth . Like most spiral galaxies, it has a core made up of old stars, with arms filled with young stars and nebulae . Along with M82, it is a part of the galaxy cluster closest to the Local Group . </P> <P> M82 is a galaxy that is interacting gravitationally with M81 . It is the brightest infrared galaxy in the sky . SN 2014J, an apparent Type Ia supernova, was observed in M82 on 21 January 2014 . </P>

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