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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) (Whirlpool Galaxy, M51) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

April 24, 1996 · NASA · Whirlpool Galaxy, M51 · Canes Venatici

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Facts

Object: Whirlpool Galaxy, M51
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Released: April 24, 1996
Position: RA 13h 29m 53s · Dec +47° 11′ 43″
Field of view: 2.47′ × 2.50′
Image size: 836 × 848 px
Category: Galaxies
Source: NASA + ESA/Hubble

Credit

Science Release Credit: Nino Panagia ( STScI / ESA ) and NASA

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