NGC 5195

Also known as Messier 51b

galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type: GiG
Redshift: z = 0.0019079866245334297
Coordinates: RA 202.4983° · Dec 47.2661°

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Key facts

Constellation: Canes Venatici
Right ascension: 13 29 59.6
Declination: +47 ° 15 ′ 58 ″
Redshift: 465 ± 10 km/ s
Distance: 25 ± 3 Mly (7.7 ± 1.0 Mpc )
Type: Amorphous or SB0 pec
Size: 59,500 ly (18.24 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 5′.8 × 4′.6

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 7.7
Image: Messier51.jpg

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catalog code: LEDA 47413
time of discovery or invention: 1781-03-21
apparent magnitude: 6.251
right ascension: 202.498292
declination: 47.2661278
redshift: 0.001551
radial velocity: 527
galaxy morphological type: SB0
Commons category: NGC 5195

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NGC 5195 (also known as Messier 51b or M51b) is a dwarf galaxy that is interacting with the Whirlpool Galaxy (also known as M51a or NGC 5194). Both galaxies are located approximately 25 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. Together, the two galaxies are one of the most famous interacting galaxy pairs.

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