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Messier 51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

Constellation: Canes Venatici
Distance: 23 Million light years
Apparent Magnitude: 8.4
Actual Size: ?
Visual Size: 11.2 x 6.9 arcminutes
Other Designations: NGC5194

Interacting with NGC5195.  Discoved in 1774 by Charles Messier.  Its companion galaxy, NGC5195 was discovered in 1781 by Pierre Mechain.  Lord Rosse used a 72 inch newtonian telescope to resolve it as a spiral galaxy in 1845.  In 2005, supernova SN2005cs was observed, peaking at an apparent magnitude of 14.

This galaxy is a very popular binocular target, and resolves well in small telescopes.

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