Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, John silver
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici at a distance of 31 million light-years away from Earth.

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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy, John silver