Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 63  ·  NGC 5055  ·  Sunflower Galaxy
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Sunflower Galaxy M 63, Naiteek Vikamsey
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Sunflower Galaxy M 63

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Sunflower Galaxy M 63

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Messier 63 (NGC 5055), nicknamed the Sunflower Galaxy, is a beautiful spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. At a distance of 29 Million Light Years, this galaxy has a diameter of 90000 light years, roughly the size of our milkyway galaxy.

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Sunflower Galaxy M 63, Naiteek Vikamsey