Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Dick Newell
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 (NGC5194), the Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici, is approximately 25 million light-years from Earth. Its companion is NGC5195. The diameter of the galaxy is 43,000 light-years, and its mass is roughly 160 billion solar masses.

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Dick Newell