M51 Group [SEP] constellation
M51 Group
The M51 Group is a group of galaxies located in Canes Venatici. The group is named after the brightest galaxy in the group, the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51A). Other notable members include the companion galaxy to the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51B) and the Sunflower Galaxy (M63).
Members.
The table below lists galaxies that have been consistently identified as group members in the Nearby Galaxies Catalog, the survey of Fouque et al., the Lyons Groups of Galaxies (LGG) Catalog, and the
- Messier 101 – another grand-design spiral galaxy
- M51 in fiction
External links.
- StarDate: M51 Fact Sheet
- M51: Calar Alto Observatory
- SEDS: Spiral Galaxy M51
- Whirlpool Galaxy at ESA/Hubble
- The Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier 51(a)/NGC 5194)
- Servicio de repación oficial Whirlpool
- M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
- The Whirlpool Galaxy at Constellation Guide