Can anyone identify this galaxy?

[rwilkey]

Hi, I have been sent a picture of a galaxy to identify, does anyone know which one it is? Thanks in advance.

[RikM]

Looks like M81 to me

[Steve Ward]

Snap.

[dmahon]

Upload it to astrometry.net

[rwilkey]

Hi Rik, thanks for the quick response, I think you are probably right.

[rwilkey]

Wow, thanks dmahon, that link gave me M81, thanks everybody, you have been brilliant!

[ronin]

Few more images of it here:

JAstrow

The one by Stefan Seip matches the surrounding stars if you apply a flip or rotation.

PArt of teh problem is that many M81 images are those taken be Spitzer and that doesn't use the visible wavelengths.