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Object Information

Whirlpool Galaxy

Image: Digitized Sky Survey
Image: Digitized Sky Survey

This is a nearby large spiral galaxy interacting with a nearby neighbour.



Facts and Figures


Object type: A Spiral Galaxy - Binary.
Distance: 261,000,000,000,000,000,000 km.
Size (approximate diameter): 37,800,000,000,000,000,000 km.