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

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M63 Sunflower Galaxy

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M63 Galaxy aka Sunflower Galaxy

is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici with approximately 400 billion stars. It is 29.3 million light years away. The small shape on the extreme left is another galaxy UGC8356 (catchy name) is even more distant at 55 million light years

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M63 Sunflower Galaxy, henri62