Messier 63
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| Radius | 49,000 light years |
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| Age | 13. 28 billion years |
| Right ascension | 13h 15m 49. 27385s |
| Declination | +42° 01′ 45. 7261″ |
| Stars | 400 billion |
| Did you know | Known by the popular moniker, The Sunflower Galaxy, M63 sports a bright yellowish core in this sharp composite image from space- and ground-based telescopes. |
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| ID | 1108073 |
About Messier 63
Messier 63 or M63, also known as NGC 5055 or the seldom-used Sunflower Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. M63 was first discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain then later verified by his colleague Charles Messier on June 14, 1779.
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