Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 63  ·  NGC 5055  ·  PGC 2191787  ·  PGC 2193890  ·  PGC 2194083  ·  PGC 46093  ·  Sunflower Galaxy
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NGC 5055, M 63 Sunflower Galaxy, Rod Hughes
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NGC 5055, M 63 Sunflower Galaxy

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NGC 5055, M 63 Sunflower Galaxy, Rod Hughes
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NGC 5055, M 63 Sunflower Galaxy

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M 63 has a visual magnitude of +8.52 and a patchy spiral pattern with rather short arcs. A supernova was discovered on May 25, 1971. M 63 looks small, but its diameter is some 90,000 light years.

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NGC 5055, M 63 Sunflower Galaxy, Rod Hughes