Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 63  ·  NGC 5055  ·  Sunflower galaxy
M63: The Sunflower Galaxy, mads0100
M63: The Sunflower Galaxy
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M63: The Sunflower Galaxy

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M63, The Sunflower Galaxy. It was one of the first known spiral galaxies and was listed in the nineteenth century as one of only fourteen 'spiral nebulae' discovered. It is part of the M51 group and is located nearly 37 million light-years from Earth.

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M63: The Sunflower Galaxy, mads0100