The Whirlpool — Genesis · Skychaser

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spiral galaxy

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M51 · spiral galaxy · Common

The Whirlpool

About 27 million light-years away, in the Hunting Dogs.

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The real thing

The Whirlpool, photographed by Hubble Space Telescope — NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) · CC BY 4.0

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Object: spiral galaxy
Rarity: Common
RA: 13:29:52.80
Dec: +47:11:42.00
DISTANCE: ~27 Mly
COMPANION: NGC 5195
SPIRAL SEEN: 1845
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