Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Whirlpool Galaxy - M51, Khagol
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Whirlpool Galaxy - M51

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Whirlpool Galaxy - M51

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a, M51a, and NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. 
Distance to Earth: 23.16 million light years
Age: 400.3 million years
Radius: 30,000 light years
Magnitude: 8.4
Apparent mass: ~160 billion M☉
Stars: 100 billion
Coordinates: RA 13h 29m 53s | Dec +47° 11′ 43″

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Whirlpool Galaxy - M51, Khagol