The Messier 51B (Galaxy)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , Messier 51B is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible around 19:01 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 23° above your north-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting -- the Sun at --:-- (EDT). In the morning, it will rise at --:-- – -- the Sun – and reach an altitude of 25° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 05:56.
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Name
Messier 51B
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Object Type
Galaxy
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Other Names
M51B
NGC 5195
NGC 5195
Position
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 9.55 (V) [1] 10.45 (B) [1] 7.21 (J) [1] 6.46 (H) [1] 6.25 (K) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.90 |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
| Right ascension: | 13h29m [1] |
| Declination: | +47°15' [1] |
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