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 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Tom Race
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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The Whirlpool Galaxy lies about 31 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Overall, the galaxy has a diameter of 76,900 light-years and is about 88% the size of the Milky Way. Its mass is estimated to be 160 billion solar masses or around 10.3% of the mass of the Milky Way Galaxy. [Wikipedia]

Imaged by Josep Drudis 2020-03-17, and processed with PixInsight by Tom Race 2022-11-20.

Credit - Tom Race/ Josep Drudis

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Tom Race