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Messier 51

Messier 51

Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello

 

RA center: 202.481° DEC center: 47.225°

Messier 51 also called The Whirlpool Galaxy (NGC 5194) is an interacting spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was the first to be classified as a spiral galaxy. It is estimated to be 23 ± 4 million light-years from us.

 

 

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Uploaded on May 22, 2016