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Whirlpool Galaxy

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus, lying in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy and lies about 31 million light-years away.

Facts
Object Type
Interacting grand-design spiral galaxy 1
Orbital Distance
31 million light-years (9.5 Mpc) from Earth 1
Discovery Year
1773 2
Classification
Constellation
Canes Venatici 1
Catalogue
Messier Catalogue 1
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In Constellation

Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
2. Wikidata: Whirlpool Galaxy
Wikidata Q13957, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Whirlpool Galaxy (Wikipedia)
  • Whirlpool Galaxy, lead section
    It is 31 million light-years (9.5 megaparsecs/Mpc) away
  • Lead section
    The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus.
  • Whirlpool Galaxy, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
    It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy.
  • In Group: Spiral Galaxies, infobox 'type' field: SA(s)bc pec (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral Galaxies
  • In Category: Celestial Objects, Whirlpool Galaxy, Wikipedia summary
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