Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
M51, Steve Foulkes
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M51

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M51

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M51, as known as the Whirlpool Galaxy and NGC 5194. This is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, its distance is estimated to be 23 million light-years away from Earth.

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M51, Steve Foulkes

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