Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy, Andreas Amanatidis
The Whirlpool Galaxy
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The Whirlpool Galaxy

The Whirlpool Galaxy, Andreas Amanatidis
The Whirlpool Galaxy
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The Whirlpool Galaxy

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a, M51a, or NGC 5194, is an interacting[7] grand-design[8] spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus[9] in the constellation Canes Venatici.

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, Andreas Amanatidis