Category:Whirlpool Galaxy

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Whirlpool Galaxy

M51 Hubble Remix.jpg

Galaxy

Instance of

spiral galaxy,
Seyfert galaxy

Part of

Constellation

Canes Venatici

Galaxy morphological type

Sbc

Discoverer or inventor

Charles Messier

Time of discovery or invention

13 October 1773

Distance from Earth

23,000,000 ±4000000 light-year

Authority control

SIMBAD ID: M 51

The Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as Messier 51, M51, or NGC 5194) is a classic spiral galaxy located in the Canes Venatici constellation. It was discovered by Charles Messier on October 13, 1773.

Subcategories

This category has only the following subcategory.

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► SN 2005cs‎ (4 F)

Media in category "Whirlpool Galaxy"

The following 69 files are in this category, out of 69 total.

A beginner's star-book; an easy guide to the stars and to the astronomical uses of the opera-glass, the field-glass and the telescope (1912) (14778637932).jpg 1,826 × 1,966; 1.28 MB
A Gyáli patak az M0 alatt - panoramio.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 1.59 MB
Aladin screenshot.JPG 593 × 554; 69 KB
AmCyc Nebula - Spiral Nebula in Canes Venatici.jpg 1,389 × 1,087; 297 KB
Astronomy for the use of schools and academies (1882) (14764435545).jpg 2,276 × 2,876; 1.17 MB
Carnegie Institution of Washington publication (1902-) (20527668082).jpg 1,496 × 2,026; 903 KB
Chandra Captures Galaxy Sparkling in X-rays (18870962149).jpg 2,384 × 3,600; 1.24 MB
Draaikolknevel nabij-infrarood.jpg 297 × 400; 99 KB
Far-Infrared Image of M51.jpg 773 × 768; 119 KB
First Peek at Spitzer's Legacy Mysterious Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 3,000 × 2,400; 3.62 MB
Galaxie du Tourbillon (M51) 30 juillet 1897.tif 716 × 517; 1.08 MB
Hs-2011-03-b-full tif.tif 2,685 × 3,617; 25.15 MB
M 51.jpg 2,048 × 1,321; 81 KB
M051.jpg 1,112 × 1,112; 1.12 MB
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 1,024 × 654; 233 KB
M51 19-Mar-2017 J87.jpg 1,642 × 876; 753 KB
M51 2MASS.jpg 453 × 653; 240 KB
M51 APO80 mm qhy6.jpg 561 × 495; 49 KB
M51 C14.jpg 1,280 × 853; 274 KB
M51 CHANDRA2 (gedreht).jpg 1,473 × 1,926; 131 KB
M51 CHANDRA2.jpg 1,926 × 1,473; 113 KB
M51 core.jpg 718 × 567; 17 KB
M51 DEF 20160522 (26568428543).jpg 4,288 × 2,859; 4.95 MB
M51 Galaxy.jpg 1,978 × 2,850; 1.59 MB
M51 GALEX.jpg 298 × 456; 15 KB
M51 Hubble Remix.jpg 1,388 × 2,000; 651 KB
M51 in rotazione.JPG 444 × 555; 45 KB
M51 Nucleus ACS WFC F555W.png 660 × 616; 89 KB
M51 rotating.jpg 280 × 350; 89 KB
M51 SDSS-PanS-Am E (33528928261).jpg 4,065 × 4,065; 5.49 MB
M51 SDSS-PanS-Am Einv (33528926251).jpg 4,065 × 4,065; 4.79 MB
M51 SPITZER.jpg 1,092 × 1,710; 990 KB
M51 tel114.png 350 × 350; 13 KB
M51 WF Merge2 (27077554002).jpg 3,500 × 2,530; 4.42 MB
M51 whirlpool galaxy black hole.jpg 2,169 × 2,025; 93 KB
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Schulman Telescope courtesy Adam Block.jpg 3,450 × 3,697; 2.39 MB
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy LRGBHa.jpg 1,556 × 1,218; 681 KB
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy near Selby Campground by Tom Segotta (38016233816).jpg 6,080 × 4,028; 2.28 MB
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 1,356 × 918; 135 KB
M51 Zoom.jpg 2,004 × 1,336; 432 KB
M51 Вир.png 2,164 × 1,452; 3.26 MB
M51a.jpg 800 × 643; 97 KB
M51map.png 561 × 539; 44 KB
M51Rosse.png 1,136 × 866; 256 KB
M51Sketch.jpg 500 × 412; 44 KB
Messier 051 2MASS.jpg 834 × 974; 637 KB
Messier 51 (17307496882).jpg 1,466 × 960; 231 KB
Messier 51 stellar streams and tidals (32467530223).jpg 4,288 × 3,063; 5.29 MB
Messier51 sRGB.jpg 11,477 × 7,965; 71 MB
Messier51.jpg 11,477 × 7,965; 40.7 MB
PSM V04 D533 Spiral nebula in canes venatici.jpg 1,543 × 1,145; 294 KB
PSM V58 D028 Spiral nebula m 51 by the lick observatory 1900.png 1,306 × 1,240; 420 KB
PSM V58 D029 Spiral nebula m 33 by the lick observatory 1900.png 1,341 × 1,613; 701 KB
PSM V87 D235 Spiral nebula in canum venaticorum m 51.png 1,979 × 2,843; 1.13 MB
SN2005cs.jpg 557 × 403; 23 KB
Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici.jpg 957 × 1,536; 369 KB
Ssc2004-19a.jpg 3,000 × 2,400; 3.61 MB
The Two-faced Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 5,370 × 3,617; 16.52 MB
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51).jpg 2,000 × 1,321; 520 KB
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M52).jpg 1,500 × 946; 253 KB
The Whirlpool Nebula in the Hunting Hounds (9237597379).jpg 547 × 693; 86 KB
Whirlpolll galaxy m51.jpg 1,416 × 1,416; 781 KB
Whirlpool (M51).jpg 326 × 450; 27 KB
Whirlpool by lord rosse.jpg 1,024 × 778; 172 KB
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)- A Classic Beauty (A spiral galaxy 31 million light years from Earth.) (2941504714).jpg 1,974 × 2,844; 1.59 MB
Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 466 × 476; 21 KB
Whirpool Galaxy.jpg 1,645 × 2,050; 4.39 MB
Yerkes Messier 51 Canum Venaticorum 1902.jpg 1,968 × 2,512; 495 KB
Галактика Водоворот.jpg 1,280 × 853; 63 KB

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