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| Description | The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a or NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. |
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| Source | Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy |
| Author | Stephen Rahn from Acworth, GA, USA |
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