Ursa Major Cluster
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Not to be confused with Ursa Major Moving Group.
The Ursa Major Cluster (Ursa Major I Cluster, UMa I ClG) is a spiral-rich galaxy cluster of the Virgo Supercluster.
One of its biggest galaxies are NGC 3631, NGC 3953, M109 on North and NGC 3726, NGC 3938 NGC 4051 on South.
The Ursa Major cluster is located at a distance of 18.6 megaparsecs (60 million light years) and contains about 30% of the light but only 5% of the mass of the nearby Virgo cluster.
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- The Ursa Major Cluster on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
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Coordinates: 
11h 53m 48.9s, +52° 19′ 36″
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