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The '''Whirlpool Galaxy (NGC 5194)'''<ref>Hirshfeld, Alan, and Roger W. Sinnott, eds., Sky Catalogue 2000.0, Vol.2, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Publishing Corp. and Cambridge University Press, 1985. (3098,238)</ref><ref>NGC 2000.0, The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J.L.E. Dreyer Sinnott, R.W. (edited by) <Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press (1988)></ref> is a [[galaxy]] located in the constellation [[Canes Venatici]].
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{{Image|M51Sketch.jpg|right|210px|Sketch of the Whirlpool Galaxy by Lord Rosse in 1845}}
The '''Whirlpool Galaxy (NGC 5194)''' is a [[galaxy]] located in the constellation [[Canes Venatici]].
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{{Infobox NGCobject
| number= NGC 5194
| number= NGC 5194
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| type = [[Galaxy]]
| type = [[Galaxy]]
| epoch = 2000.0
| epoch = 2000.0
| ra = 13<sup>h</sup>29.9<sup>m</sup>
| ra =
| de = +47<sup>o</sup>12<sup>'</sup>
| de =  
| app_size =  11.0
| app_size =   
| app_mag =   8.4
| app_mag =
| distance_ly =
| distance_ly =
| const = Canes Venatici
| const = Canes Venatici
| radius_ly =
| radius_ly =
| redshift =
| redshift =
| other =  [[M 51]], [[Whirlpool Galaxy]]
| other =  M 51, Whirlpool Galaxy
| source = Hirshfeld, Alan, and Roger W. Sinnott, eds., Sky Catalogue 2000.0, Vol.2, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Publishing Corp. and Cambridge University Press, 1985. (3098,238)
| source =  
| org_source = NGC 2000.0, The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J.L.E. Dreyer Sinnott, R.W. (edited by) <Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press (1988)>
| org_source =  
}}
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Sketch of the Whirlpool Galaxy by Lord Rosse in 1845

The Whirlpool Galaxy (NGC 5194) is a galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici.

NGC 5194
Observation data: 2000.0 epoch
Constellation Canes Venatici
Type Galaxy
Other designations M 51, Whirlpool Galaxy

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