Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
M51 / NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy , Silvano Chialina
M51 / NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 / NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 / NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy , Silvano Chialina
M51 / NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 / NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as Messier 51a, M51a, or NGC 5194) is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus in the constellation Canes Venatici.

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  • M51 / NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy , Silvano Chialina
    Original
  • M51 / NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy , Silvano Chialina
    B
  • Final
    M51 / NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy , Silvano Chialina
    D

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M51 / NGC 5194 Whirlpool Galaxy , Silvano Chialina