Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici. Creator: NASA.

Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici. Creator: NASA.

2-701-532 - Heritage Space/Heritage Images

Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici. The Whirlpool Galaxy, (Messier 51a), in the constellation Canes Venatici, was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy, and is estimated to be between 15 and 35 million light-years from Earth.


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  1. NASA, attributed to: American:

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  1. Photograph

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Science & Nature Natural Phenomena

Science & Nature Astronomy

Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5234x4026
File Size : 61,735kb


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  1. 0920000250
  1. 2-701-532
  1. 2701532

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