The Sunflower Galaxy, catalogued as Messier 63, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, first discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Mechain and confirmed by his colleague Charles Messier on 14 June 1779. In the mid-19th century the Anglo-Irish astronomer Lord Rosse identified spiral structure within the galaxy, making it one of the first galaxies in which such structure was ever recognized.
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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2. Messier 63 (The Sunflower Galaxy) - NASA Science
Classification field
Spiral Galaxy
Discovery section
Discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1779
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Infobox
NGC 5055
Sunflower Galaxy, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Messier 63 or M63, also known as NGC 5055 or the Sunflower Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici.
Messier 63, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
Messier 63 or M63, also known as NGC 5055 or the Sunflower Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici.
- In Group: Spiral Galaxies, infobox 'type' field: SA(rs)bc (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Spiral Galaxies
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