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Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici. Creator: NASA.

Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici. Creator: NASA.

2-701-547 - 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) : 5169x3983
File Size : 60,317kb

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  1. 0920000265
  1. 2-701-547
  1. 2701547
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