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Section of M51 with Progenitor Star (Whirlpool, M51) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Section of M51 with Progenitor Star

July 28, 2005 · NASA · Whirlpool, M51 · Canes Venatici

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Facts

Object: Whirlpool, M51
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Distance: About 27 million light-years (8.3 Megaparsecs)
Released: July 28, 2005
Position: RA 13h 29m 53s · Dec +47° 10′ 36″
Field of view: 1.50′
Image size: 1,800 × 1,800 px
Category: Galaxies
Source: NASA + ESA/Hubble

Credit

NASA , ESA , W. Li and A. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley), S. Beckwith ( STScI ), and The Hubble Heritage Team ( STScI / AURA )

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