Galaxy Canes Venatici
Whirlpool Galaxy
M 51 · NGC 5194
The object
- Type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Right ascension
- 13h 29m 53s
- Declination
- +47° 11′ 43″
- Distance
- 23 million light-years
- Apparent size
- 14′ × 12′
This image
- Captured
- February 2026
- Telescope
- Seestar S30 Pro
- Location
- Reading, England