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Messier 51
Messier 51
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello, Alessandro Falesiedi, Mario Lovrencie, Tim Stone / Unione Astrofili Italiani (UAI)
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.
Messier 51
Messier 51
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello, Alessandro Falesiedi, Mario Lovrencie, Tim Stone / Unione Astrofili Italiani (UAI)
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.