Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 63  ·  NGC 5055  ·  Sunflower Galaxy
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M63

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Messier 63, the Sunflower Galaxy has a visual magnitude of 8.6, and apparent dimensions of 10'x 6'. It is about 37 million light years distant and has a diameter of about 90,000 light years. It is thought to be part of the M 51 Group.
Added data from C8 with ASI2600MC Pro.

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