What is the brightest galaxy in the northern circumpolar reigon?

On Wed, 26 Apr 2000 you wrote:

> What is the brightest galaxy in the northern circumpolar reigon?

Hello,

Sorry for the long delay in answering your question. The brightest galaxy
in the northern circumpolar region is M81, a large spiral galaxy and the
largest member of the M81 Group, the group of galaxies closest to our own
Local Group. It has a magnitude around 8, and is visible to the naked eye
from high, dark sites (but just barely!)

Thanks for writing!

Sincerely,
Kurtis Williams

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