Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 63  ·  NGC 5055  ·  PGC 2186506  ·  PGC 2186546  ·  PGC 2187167  ·  PGC 2189522  ·  PGC 2189676  ·  PGC 2189963  ·  PGC 2191533  ·  PGC 2191787  ·  PGC 2193890  ·  PGC 2193979  ·  PGC 2194083  ·  PGC 2194510  ·  PGC 2196175  ·  PGC 2196238  ·  PGC 2196633  ·  PGC 2196677  ·  PGC 3087834  ·  PGC 45992  ·  PGC 46093  ·  Sunflower Galaxy
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M-63 (NGC-5055) "The Sunflower Galaxy" in Canes Venatici, Stargazer66207
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M-63 (NGC-5055) "The Sunflower Galaxy" in Canes Venatici

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M-63 (NGC-5055) "The Sunflower Galaxy" in Canes Venatici, Stargazer66207
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M-63 (NGC-5055) "The Sunflower Galaxy" in Canes Venatici

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M-63 is a large (13.7' X 7.3) bright (9th magnitude) type SA spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici. The small 15th magnitude galaxy UGC-8313 (aka PGC-45992) can be seen at the upper RH corner of the image.  Another half dozen tiny PGC galaxies can be seen in this image.

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M-63 (NGC-5055) "The Sunflower Galaxy" in Canes Venatici, Stargazer66207

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