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2. Whirlpool Galaxy - Wikipedia

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   The Whirlpool Galaxy lies at a distance of 23 [2] to 31 million light-years from Earth. [18] Based on the 1991 measurement by the Third Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies using the D 25 isophote at the B-band, the Whirlpool Galaxy has a diameter of 23.58 kiloparsecs (76,900 light-years). [2] [5] Overall the galaxy is about 88% the size of ...

3. NGC 5195 - Wikipedia

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   NGC 5195 (also known as Messier 51b or M51b) is a dwarf galaxy that is interacting with the Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as M51a or NGC 5194). Both galaxies are located approximately 25 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. Together, the two galaxies are one of the most famous interacting galaxy pairs.

4. BX442 - Wikipedia

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   BX442 (Q2343-BX442 [1]) is a grand design spiral galaxy of type Sc. [1] It has a companion dwarf galaxy.It is the most distant known grand design spiral galaxy in the universe, with a redshift of z=2.1765 ± 0.0001. [1]

5. List of spiral galaxies - Wikipedia

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   A spiral galaxy is a type of galaxy characterized by a central bulge of old Population II stars surrounded by ... Whirlpool Galaxy: SA(s)bc pec Canes Venatici: 9.0 ...

6. Messier 63 - Wikipedia

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   Messier 63 or M63, also known as NGC 5055 or the seldom-used Sunflower Galaxy, [6] is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici with approximately 400 billion stars. [7] M63 was first discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain , then later verified by his colleague Charles Messier on 14 June 1779. [ 6 ]

7. Messier 74 - Wikipedia

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   Messier 74 (also known as NGC 628 and Phantom Galaxy) is a large spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation Pisces. [ a ] It is about 32 million light-years away from Earth. [ 6 ] The galaxy contains two clearly defined spiral arms and is therefore used as an archetypal example of a grand design spiral galaxy . [ 7 ]