Whirlpool Galaxy
Dreyer's description: !!!, great spiral neb M51
Cross Identifications: GC 3572, h 1622. Whirlpool Galaxy, Lord Rosse's Question Mark Galaxy; Bode 25; BD +47 2063; Arp 85 (with NGC 5195), UGC 8493.
Right Ascension: | 13 : 29.9 (hours : minutes) |
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Declination: | +47 : 12 (degrees : minutes) |
Distance: | 37000 (* 1,000 light years) |
Apparent Magnitude: | 8.4 |
Apparent Diameter: | 11.0 (arc minutes) |
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NGC 5193 |
NGC 5195
M50 |
M52
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