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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Encyclopedic overview

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.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NGC 5195” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.