M31 The Whirlpool Galaxy

The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51 is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy.It is 31 million lightyears away and 76,900 ly in diameter.

Star chart highlighting the location of M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, in red within the constellation Canes Venatici. The chart shows various constellations and Messier objects across the night sky.

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