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M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

M51, Messier 51, NGC 5194, NGC5194, Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
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Object type
galaxy
Constellation
CVn
Right ascension
202.5°
Declination
47.18333333°
Reference frame
Not supplied by the source catalog
Distance
37000000.00189941 ly
Distance kind
Not supplied by the source catalog
Uncertainty
Not supplied by the source catalog
Apparent magnitude
8.4
Catalog source
deep_sky_catalog
Catalog epoch
Not supplied by the source catalog
Position epoch
Not supplied by the source catalog
Selection caveat
Not supplied by the source catalog
Cosmology
Not supplied by the source catalog

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