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Loading contentA grand-design spiral galaxy interacting with a smaller companion galaxy, NGC 5195.
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NASA/IPAC (Caltech)
NASA/IPAC (Caltech) (n.d.). Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) — NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA/IPAC (Caltech). https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/
@misc{cite:ned-galaxy-whirlpool-galaxy,
title = {Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) — NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database},
organization = {NASA/IPAC (Caltech)},
year = {n.d.},
url = {https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/},
note = {Positions, redshift, and cross-identifications for Whirlpool Galaxy (M51).}
}How Whirlpool Galaxy connects across Asteria Star — scientific, cultural, and astrological links are kept separate.
The nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and the most distant object readily visible to the naked eye.
Barred spiral galaxy in Corvus, magnitude 10.2.
Barred spiral galaxy in Corvus, magnitude 11.04.
Irregular galaxy in Sagittarius, magnitude 10.05.
Barred spiral galaxy in Lynx, magnitude 11.71.
Spiral galaxy in Virgo, magnitude 10.8.
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