Category:Whirlpool Galaxy

**Whirlpool Galaxy**
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Instance of	Seyfert galaxy; Seyfert 2 galaxy; active galactic nucleus; interacting galaxy; radio galaxy;
Part of	M51 Group; [CHM2007] LDC 867;
Constellation	Canes Venatici;
Galaxy morphological type	SA;
Discoverer or inventor	Charles Messier;
Time of discovery or invention	13 October 1773;
Distance from Earth	7.6 Mpc;
Different from	NGC 5195; NGC 5194;
	Right ascension 202.469575 degree; Declination 47.1952583 degree
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	Q13957; SIMBAD ID: M 51
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as Messier 51, M51, or NGC 5194) is a classic spiral galaxy located in the Canes Venatici constellation. It was discovered by Charles Messier on October 13, 1773.

Subcategories

This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.

M

M51-ULS-1‎ (1 C, 2 F)

N

NGC 5195‎ (5 F)

S

SN 1994I‎ (3 F)
SN 2005cs‎ (6 F)

Media in category "Whirlpool Galaxy"

The following 179 files are in this category, out of 179 total.

"Whirlpool Galaxy" M51.png 1,476 × 1,011; 1.48 MB
"X" Structure at Core of Whirlpool Galaxy (Four-frame Comparison) (1992-17-69).jpg 2,352 × 2,569; 412 KB
"X" Structure at Core of Whirlpool Galaxy (Four-frame Comparison) (1992-17-69).tiff 2,352 × 2,569; 10.26 MB
"X" Structure at Core of Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) (1992-17-68).tiff 2,169 × 2,025; 7.79 MB
2012 K1 (PANSTARRS) and M51.jpg 7,360 × 4,912; 4.7 MB
2019abn NBO 2019-03-12.png 800 × 800; 602 KB
2019abn-Hubble.png 902 × 449; 734 KB
255 hour collaboration - Whirlpool Galaxy with Ionized Hydrogen "Shelf" - Flickr - William Ostling.png 1,893 × 1,427; 2.61 MB
A beginner's star-book; an easy guide to the stars and to the astronomical uses of the opera-glass, the field-glass and the telescope (1912) (14778637932).jpg 1,826 × 1,966; 1.28 MB
A FEAST for the eyes (potm2308a).jpg 8,108 × 2,746; 14.27 MB
A FEAST for the eyes (potm2308a).tiff 8,108 × 2,746; 127.45 MB
A Short History of the World, p0025.jpg 928 × 1,148; 184 KB
A Whirlpool Warhol-The Changing Face of Galaxies from the Visible to the Infrared (noaoann19016a).jpg 1,200 × 675; 113 KB
A Whirlpool Warhol-The Changing Face of Galaxies from the Visible to the Infrared (noaoann19016a).tiff 1,200 × 675; 913 KB
Aladin screenshot.JPG 593 × 554; 69 KB
AmCyc Nebula - Spiral Nebula in Canes Venatici.jpg 1,389 × 1,087; 297 KB
Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution (1902) (18248033210).jpg 1,812 × 2,000; 1.64 MB
Astronomy and the Bible; (1919) (14576612100).jpg 1,656 × 2,152; 1.65 MB
Astronomy for the use of schools and academies (1882) (14764435545).jpg 2,276 × 2,876; 1.17 MB
Astronomy photo; great spiral nebula (M 51) Wellcome M0006070.jpg 2,557 × 4,122; 3.37 MB
Carnegie Institution of Washington publication (1902-) (20527668082).jpg 1,496 × 2,026; 903 KB
Chandra Captures Galaxy Sparkling in X-rays (18870962149).jpg 2,384 × 3,600; 1.24 MB
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s Lenses See First Light (noaoann19007a).jpg 1,200 × 799; 138 KB
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s Lenses See First Light (noaoann19007a).tiff 1,200 × 799; 861 KB
Diagram of Messier 51.png 195 × 239; 3 KB
Draaikolknevel nabij-infrarood.jpg 297 × 400; 99 KB
Dusty Whirlpool (28965762391).png 1,014 × 1,237; 1.45 MB
EB1911 - Nebula Plate II - 2 Canes Venatici.jpg 1,346 × 1,880; 894 KB
EVscope-20230413-113429-M51.png 2,560 × 1,920; 5.1 MB
Far-Infrared Image of M51.jpg 773 × 768; 119 KB
First Peek at Spitzer's Legacy Mysterious Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 3,000 × 2,400; 3.62 MB
Galaxie du Tourbillon (M51) 30 juillet 1897.tif 716 × 517; 1.08 MB
Galaxy M 51.jpg 736 × 981; 724 KB
HD 117815 and the Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 2,656 × 1,771; 1.28 MB
Hs-2011-03-b-full tif.tif 2,685 × 3,617; 25.15 MB
HST Galassia vortice grande.jpg 600 × 750; 402 KB
Hubble Whirlpool Galaxy - NARA - 17394024 (page 1).jpg 8,192 × 11,388; 32.83 MB
In the High Heavens - Ball (1910) - Figure 03.jpg 1,959 × 2,605; 1,024 KB
Krušné hory, Hora sv. Šebestiána, imgp0547-58 (2018-05).jpg 3,897 × 2,594; 2.47 MB
M 51 - Whirlpool galaxy - Flickr - Christian Gloor.jpg 2,048 × 1,401; 315 KB
M 51 in UV, optical and IR.png 2,160 × 1,080; 2.65 MB
M 51 Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 1,689 × 2,035; 271 KB
M 51.jpg 2,048 × 1,321; 81 KB
M051.jpg 1,112 × 1,112; 1.12 MB
M51 (1).png 7,000 × 4,858; 53.43 MB
M51 (2).png 7,000 × 4,858; 51.4 MB
M51 (MIRI image - cropped) (potm2308d).jpg 8,792 × 3,303; 7.35 MB
M51 (MIRI image - cropped) (potm2308d).tiff 8,792 × 3,303; 166.22 MB
M51 (MIRI image) (potm2308c).jpg 4,137 × 1,551; 2.86 MB
M51 (MIRI image) (potm2308c).tiff 4,137 × 1,551; 36.77 MB
M51 (NIRCam image) (potm2308b).jpg 8,792 × 3,303; 24.38 MB
M51 (NIRCam image) (potm2308b).tiff 8,792 × 3,303; 166.22 MB
M51 (Whirlpool) (noao-m51haase).jpg 1,512 × 1,008; 265 KB
M51 (Whirlpool) (noao-m51haase).tiff 1,512 × 1,008; 2.02 MB
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 1,024 × 654; 233 KB
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy (8279238124).jpg 1,280 × 960; 325 KB
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 6,032 × 4,032; 1.56 MB
M51 10-July-2023, J87 La Cañada.png 6,036 × 3,976; 30.52 MB
M51 19-Mar-2017 J87.jpg 1,642 × 876; 753 KB
M51 2MASS.jpg 453 × 653; 240 KB
M51 amp.jpg 1,401 × 1,119; 669 KB
M51 APO80 mm qhy6.jpg 561 × 495; 49 KB
M51 BlurX Large03.jpg 3,541 × 2,727; 2.55 MB
M51 C14.jpg 1,280 × 853; 274 KB
M51 CHANDRA2 (gedreht).jpg 1,473 × 1,926; 131 KB
M51 CHANDRA2.jpg 1,926 × 1,473; 113 KB
M51 core.jpg 718 × 567; 17 KB
M51 DEF 20160522 (26568428543).jpg 4,288 × 2,859; 4.95 MB
M51 final logoga.jpg 4,588 × 3,036; 5.82 MB
M51 Fini.png 2,448 × 1,680; 1.39 MB
M51 foto.jpg 1,216 × 828; 1.34 MB
M51 galaxy X-ray.tif 5,700 × 8,213; 133.96 MB
M51 Galaxy.jpg 1,978 × 2,850; 1.59 MB
M51 galaxy1.tif 5,700 × 8,213; 133.96 MB
M51 galaxy3.tif 5,700 × 8,213; 133.96 MB
M51 GALEX.jpg 298 × 456; 15 KB
M51 Hubble + Chandra.png 4,858 × 4,858; 30.79 MB
M51 Hubble Remix.jpg 1,388 × 2,000; 651 KB
M51 in rotazione.JPG 444 × 555; 45 KB
M51 JeffJohnson.jpg 1,500 × 1,166; 158 KB
M51 la galaxie du Tourbillon.jpg 2,448 × 1,680; 2.44 MB
M51 Mosaic Created with Images Processed with IRAF (ann21037b).jpg 2,160 × 2,114; 795 KB
M51 Mosaic Created with Images Processed with IRAF (ann21037b).tiff 2,160 × 2,114; 5.19 MB
M51 Nucleus ACS WFC F555W.png 660 × 616; 89 KB
M51 pour Flammarion.png 2,448 × 1,680; 1.33 MB
M51 Rnd3 Small 04.jpg 744 × 597; 140 KB
M51 rotating.jpg 280 × 350; 89 KB
M51 SDSS-PanS-Am E (33528928261).jpg 4,065 × 4,065; 5.49 MB
M51 SDSS-PanS-Am Einv (33528926251).jpg 4,065 × 4,065; 4.79 MB
M51 SPITZER.jpg 1,092 × 1,710; 990 KB
M51 tel114.png 350 × 350; 13 KB
M51 test.png 2,448 × 1,680; 1.08 MB
M51 the whilrpool galaxy in HaOiiiRGB from Killarney Provincial Park.jpg 1,280 × 720; 94 KB
M51 the Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 5,673 × 4,790; 24.16 MB
M51 Visualization (2018-51-4264).png 1,920 × 1,080; 1.79 MB
M51 WF Merge2 (27077554002).jpg 3,500 × 2,530; 4.42 MB
M51 whirlpool galaxy black hole.jpg 2,169 × 2,025; 93 KB
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter Schulman Telescope courtesy Adam Block.jpg 3,450 × 3,697; 2.39 MB
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy Hubble Space Telescope Data edit by Allan Alaoui 8160s HaIGB 01.3.2.jpg 3,240 × 2,160; 7.83 MB
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy LRGB filtered.jpg 1,000 × 762; 549 KB
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy LRGBHa.jpg 1,556 × 1,218; 681 KB
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy near Selby Campground by Tom Segotta (38016233816).jpg 6,080 × 4,028; 2.28 MB
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 1,356 × 918; 135 KB
M51 Zoom.jpg 2,004 × 1,336; 432 KB
M51 Вир.png 2,164 × 1,452; 3.26 MB
M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, seen with new ODI Camera on WIYN Telescope (noao1309b).jpg 1,600 × 943; 276 KB
M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, seen with new ODI Camera on WIYN Telescope (noao1309b).tiff 1,600 × 943; 1.55 MB
M51, the Whirlpool Nebula, NGC 5194-5195 (noao-02272).jpg 2,000 × 2,500; 626 KB
M51, the Whirlpool Nebula, NGC 5194-5195 (noao-02272).tiff 2,000 × 2,500; 4.78 MB
M51, the Whirlpool Nebula, NGC 5194-5195 (noao-noao-m51-kpno-09m-2).jpg 2,048 × 1,366; 2.12 MB
M51, the Whirlpool Nebula, NGC 5194-5195 (noao-noao-m51-kpno-09m-2).tiff 2,048 × 1,366; 8.03 MB
M51, the Whirlpool Nebula, NGC 5194-5195 (noao0124a).jpg 2,500 × 2,500; 2.37 MB
M51, the Whirlpool Nebula, NGC 5194-5195 (noao0124a).tiff 2,500 × 2,500; 11.4 MB
M51, Whirlpool Galaxy (noao1309a).jpg 8,000 × 7,450; 3.81 MB
M51, Whirlpool Galaxy (noao1309a).tiff 8,000 × 7,450; 28.47 MB
M51-RGB B+Ha.png 2,048 × 2,048; 8.78 MB
M51a.jpg 800 × 643; 97 KB
M51map.png 561 × 539; 44 KB
M51Rosse.png 1,136 × 866; 256 KB
M51Sketch.jpg 500 × 412; 44 KB
Messier 051 2MASS.jpg 834 × 974; 637 KB
Messier 51 (17307496882).jpg 1,466 × 960; 231 KB
Messier 51 (48645808342).png 4,144 × 2,822; 7.64 MB
Messier 51 (51073329022).jpg 4,439 × 3,329; 1.93 MB
Messier 51 (52108605964).JPG 2,570 × 2,570; 3.1 MB
Messier 51 (52710480015).jpg 2,741 × 2,022; 1.28 MB
Messier 51 - Flickr - castro.pic.jpg 1,548 × 2,063; 1.09 MB
Messier 51 - selectionofphoto02robeuoft 0136.jpg 907 × 1,188; 309 KB
Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy (49706551451).jpg 2,935 × 2,935; 2.72 MB
Messier 51 - whirlpool-galaxy crop - Flickr - castro.pic.jpg 2,671 × 2,003; 793 KB
Messier 51 SPCC BTX - Flickr - castro.pic.jpg 1,777 × 2,221; 831 KB
Messier 51 stellar streams and tidal tails.jpg 3,928 × 3,928; 4.4 MB
Messier 51 stellar streams and tidals (32467530223).jpg 4,288 × 3,063; 5.29 MB
Messier51 - SDSS DR14.jpg 800 × 800; 41 KB
Messier51 sRGB.jpg 11,477 × 7,965; 71 MB
Messier51.jpg 11,477 × 7,965; 40.7 MB
PIA23128-WhirlpoolGalaxy-VariousLight-20190626.jpg 5,944 × 3,342; 8.96 MB
PSM V03 D143 Spiral nebula in canes venatici.jpg 1,257 × 907; 271 KB
PSM V04 D533 Spiral nebula in canes venatici.jpg 1,543 × 1,145; 294 KB
PSM V58 D028 Spiral nebula m 51 by the lick observatory 1900.png 1,306 × 1,240; 420 KB
PSM V58 D029 Spiral nebula m 33 by the lick observatory 1900.png 1,341 × 1,613; 701 KB
PSM V60 D311 Spiral nebula in canes venatici.png 1,788 × 1,971; 703 KB
PSM V87 D235 Spiral nebula in canum venaticorum m 51.png 1,979 × 2,843; 1.13 MB
Selectionofphoto02robeuoft 0136.jpg 3,302 × 2,398; 522 KB
SN2005cs.jpg 557 × 403; 23 KB
Société Scientifique Flammarion image of M51.png 2,448 × 1,680; 990 KB
Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici.jpg 957 × 1,536; 369 KB
Spiral Galaxy M51, with the supernova circled (noao0507a).tiff 1,462 × 1,578; 4.87 MB
Spiral Galaxy M51, with the supernova SN 2005 CS circled - Noao0507a.jpg 1,462 × 1,578; 964 KB
Ssc2004-19a.jpg 3,000 × 2,400; 3.61 MB
Star Lore Of All Ages (1911), 0137, Spiral Nebula in Canes Venatici.png 1,326 × 1,234; 1.35 MB
The Two-faced Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 5,370 × 3,617; 16.52 MB
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) (1996-17-418).jpg 836 × 848; 78 KB
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) (1996-17-418).tiff 836 × 848; 1.47 MB
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) - Flickr - astrophotography andy.jpg 5,910 × 4,080; 2.92 MB
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Parents Generations of Stars in Its Center (1996-17-416).jpg 650 × 750; 47 KB
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Parents Generations of Stars in Its Center (1996-17-416).tiff 201 × 201; 82 KB
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51).jpg 2,000 × 1,321; 520 KB
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M52).jpg 1,500 × 946; 253 KB
The whirlpool galaxy (opo9420a).jpg 652 × 530; 149 KB
The Whirlpool Galaxy (opo9617a).jpg 201 × 201; 20 KB
The Whirlpool Galaxy - M51 - Flickr - CajunAstro.jpg 1,543 × 1,012; 258 KB
The Whirlpool Nebula in the Hunting Hounds (9237597379).jpg 547 × 693; 86 KB
Whirlpolll galaxy m51.jpg 1,416 × 1,416; 781 KB
Whirlpool (M51).jpg 326 × 450; 27 KB
Whirlpool by lord rosse.jpg 1,024 × 778; 172 KB
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) in LRGB - Flickr - astrophotography andy.png 10,024 × 8,218; 20.53 MB
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)- A Classic Beauty (A spiral galaxy 31 million light years from Earth.) (2941504714).jpg 1,974 × 2,844; 1.59 MB
Whirlpool Galaxy - M51.jpg 1,368 × 1,350; 1.83 MB
Whirlpool Galaxy M51a.jpg 2,435 × 1,526; 3.32 MB
Whirlpool galaxy tõrva.jpg 4,012 × 2,604; 5.65 MB
Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51.jpg 1,214 × 1,549; 1.03 MB
Whirlpool Galaxy.jpg 466 × 476; 21 KB
Whirlpool galaxy.png 3,195 × 3,195; 3.97 MB
Whirlpool-Galaxy-M51.png 2,221 × 2,274; 3.72 MB
Whirpool Galaxy.jpg 1,645 × 2,050; 4.39 MB
Yerkes Messier 51 Canum Venaticorum 1902.jpg 1,968 × 2,512; 495 KB
Галактика Водоворот (М51).png 2,800 × 2,800; 7.72 MB
Галактика Водоворот.jpg 1,280 × 853; 63 KB