NGC 5194
Whirlpool Galaxy
NGC 5194 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5194:
| NGC: | NGC 5194 |
| Common name: | Whirlpool Galaxy |
| Messier: | M 51 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABb |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Surface brightness: | 22.9 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 8.36 |
| B-mag (blue): | 8.61 |
| J-mag (IR): | 6.4 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 5.65 |
| Right Ascension: | 13:29:52.71 |
| Declination: | 47:11:42.60 |
| Major axis: | 13.71 ' |
| Minor axis: | 11.67 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 163° |
| Radial velocity: | 465 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00155 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS