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

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M 63 Sunflower

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M63 is a spiral galaxy in the Hunting Dogs (Canes Venatici) constellation. It is about 37 million light years away with a diameter of 90,000 light years. It is flanked by two 14th magnitude galaxies which show in this image UGC 8313 and UGC 8365 which are 41 million and 55 million light years away, respectively.

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M 63 Sunflower, Larry S

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