Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5169  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 in Canes Venatici, Anding
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M51 in Canes Venatici

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M51 in Canes Venatici

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M51 is a spiral galaxy with a nearby companion roughly 23 million light years away. It is less than half the size of the Milky Way, and there is believed to be a black hole at it's centre.

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M51 in Canes Venatici, Anding