Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4277  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Andreas GL.
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51
Die Whirlpool-Galaxie ist eine große Spiralgalaxie im Sternbild Jagdhunde. Sie ist vom Hubble-Typ Sc, das heißt mit deutlich ausgeprägter Spiralstruktur. M 51 hat eine scheinbare Helligkeit von 8,4 mag.

M51
The Whirlpool Galaxy is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation Canis Hounds. It is of the Hubble type Sc, ie with a clearly pronounced spiral structure. M 51 has an apparent magnitude of 8.4 mag

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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy, Andreas GL.