Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  19 CVn  ·  20 CVn  ·  23 CVn  ·  M 63  ·  NGC 5003  ·  NGC 5055  ·  NGC 5093  ·  NGC 5103  ·  Sunflower galaxy  ·  The star 19CVn  ·  The star 20CVn  ·  The star 23CVn
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M63 Sunflower Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Sigga
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M63 Sunflower Galaxy in Canes Venatici

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M63 Sunflower Galaxy in Canes Venatici

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Messier 63 (also known as M63, NGC 5055, or the Sunflower Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici consisting of a central disc surrounded by many short spiral arm segments. M63 is part of the M51 Group, a group of galaxies that also includes M51 (the 'Whirlpool Galaxy'). M63 is an active galaxy with a LINER nucleus.

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More:

Messier63 - Wikipedia

Messier63 - Astropixels.com

Messier63 - SEDS

This is image #4 in long term project to the photograph complete Messier catalog.

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M63 Sunflower Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Sigga