Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4263  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Tony Hopkinson
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, is something of a northern hemisphere classic. It comprises Messier 51a and is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus (AGN) NGC 5194.

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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, Tony Hopkinson