The Hockey Stick Galaxy is a warped barred spiral galaxy located approximately 30 million light years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs).… Read More »Hockey Stick Galaxy (NGC 4656/4657): A Warped Galactic Stick
The Cocoon Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 25.1 million light-years away in the northern constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs). It has… Read More »Cocoon Galaxy (NGC 4490): Stars Entwined by Gravity
The Heron Galaxy (NGC 5394 and NGC 5395) is a pair of interacting galaxies located approximately 176 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici… Read More »Heron Galaxy (NGC 5394/5395): Tidal Streams in Flight
The Whale Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy located at an approximate distance of 30 million light years in the constellation Canes Venatici. It has… Read More »Whale Galaxy (NGC 4631)
The Sunflower Galaxy, also known as Messier 63 (M63), is a bright spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy lies at a distance of 37 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 9.3. It has the designation NGC 5055 in the New General Catalogue.
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Messier 106 (M106) is a spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy lies at a distance of 22 to 25 million… Read More »Messier 106 – NGC 4258
The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51 (M51) and NGC 5194, is a grand-design spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici. The galaxy appears face-on when seen… Read More »Whirlpool Galaxy – Messier 51