Whirlpool

Official catalogue designation: M51 / NGC 5194

Your name for it: THE DAVE GALAXY

The Whirlpool Galaxy is a face-on spiral whose bright arms trace regions of gas, dust and young stars. Its companion, NGC 5195, also appears in this Hubble image. A beautifully clear view of the structure that makes spiral galaxies so recognisable.

Galaxy type: Spiral
Distance from Earth: c. 31 million light-years
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Approximate diameter: 60,000 light-years
Right ascension: 13h 29m 52.37s
Declination: +47° 11′ 40.8″

Distances and sizes are estimates. Coordinates identify the catalogue object, rather than an exclusive plot of space.

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