Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
Whirlpool Galaxy, Jelieta Walinski Ph.D
Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy

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Whirlpool Galaxy, Jelieta Walinski Ph.D
Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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The Whirlpool Galaxy also known as M51a and NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral glaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. Its distance is 31 million light-years away from Earth.

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Whirlpool Galaxy, Jelieta Walinski Ph.D