NGC 5195
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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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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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