Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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Messier M51 in Canis Venatici, Boštjan Tovšak
Messier M51 in Canis Venatici
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Messier M51 in Canis Venatici

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Messier M51 in Canis Venatici, Boštjan Tovšak
Messier M51 in Canis Venatici
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Messier M51 in Canis Venatici

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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M51 location is in Canis Venatici. 23 mio.ly distance from Earth and 76 ly in diameter.

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Messier M51 in Canis Venatici, Boštjan Tovšak