Whirlpool Galaxy - Wikipedia
The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a (M51a) or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. [6] [7] [8] It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. [9]
Messier 51 (The Whirlpool Galaxy) - Science@NASA
Discovered by Charles Messier in 1773, M51 is located 31 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. It has an apparent magnitude of 8.4 and can be spotted with a small telescope most easily during May.
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) | Pictures, Facts and Location
The Whirlpool Galaxy is estimated to be about 400-million years old. It was observed and cataloged by famous astronomer Charles Messier in 1773 as Messier 51 (M51). It eventually earned the nickname “The Whirlpool” because it resembles a vortex in the water.
Messier 51 - the Whirlpool Galaxy - Universe Today
2017年7月24日 · Located between 19 and 27 million light-years from the Milky Way, this deep sky object was the very first to be classified as a spiral galaxy. It is also one of the best known galaxies among...
Don’t miss out on Messier 51, the wonderful Whirlpool Galaxy
2022年5月16日 · Magnificent Messier 51 (NGC 5194), the Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici, is without doubt the best and most famous example of a spiral galaxy that is presented face-on to our perspective. Indeed, probably only Messier 31, the Great Nebula in Andromeda, is a galaxy as popular and as well-known.
A Whirlpool 'Warhol' from NASA's Spitzer Telescope - NASA
2019年6月26日 · The Whirlpool galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and NGC 5194/5195, is actually a pair of galaxies that are tugging and distorting each other through their mutual gravitational attraction. Located approximately 23 million light-years away, it resides in the constellation Canes Venatici.
NASA SVS | The Whirlpool Galaxy from Hubble
2017年2月27日 · This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image provides a strikingly detailed view of the Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51 and as NGC 5194. The image illustrates a spiral galaxy's grand design, from its curving spiral arms, where young stars reside, to its yellowish central core, a home to older stars.
Out of this whirl: The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and companion galaxy
Located approximately 25 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs), the Whirlpool's beautiful face-on view and closeness to Earth allow astronomers to study a classic spiral galaxy's structure and star-forming processes. NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI / AURA)
Webb Observes Grand-Design Spiral Galaxy Messier 51
2023年8月29日 · This portrait of the interacting grand design spiral galaxy Messier 51 is a composite image that integrates data from the Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) and the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) on the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA SVS | A Flyby of the Whirlpool Galaxy
2019年2月25日 · The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51, is one of the nearest and best examples of a grand design spiral galaxy. Located about 25 million light-years away, the face-on galaxy exposes the full details of its swirling structures of stars, gas, and dust.