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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 2710
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right Ascension	8h 59m 48s
Declination	+55° 42' 23"
Distance	c.141,700,000 light years c.43,500,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +13.0 Absolute: -20.1
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 2' Actual: c.80,000 light years
Hubble Type	SBb Barred Spiral
Optimum Visibility	February (Usually visible from northern latitudes)
Notes	A sinuous spiral galaxy with a central bar and two prominent spiral arms, NGC 2710 stands out among a wide and populous field of galaxies running through the western parts of Ursa Major.

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