M63 Sunflower Galaxy
Image information:
| Date: | 03/29/2011 |
| Equipment: | SBIG ST2000XM with CFW10 and Astrodon I series Gen II LRGB filter set through WO ZS105ED telescope on Losmandy GM8 mount. WO ZS105ED working at f7. |
| Image type: | LRGB |
| Exposure time: | 8X12min Luminance binned 1X1, RG&B 8X6min each binned 2X2 |
| Comment: |
Object information:
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Object designations: |
M63, NGC5055, Sunflower Galaxy |
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Object type: |
Spiral galaxy |
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Object size: |
12.6' X 7.2' |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
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Comment: |
M63 is a spiral galaxy with unusually high number of spiral arms. The long spiral arms are tightly coiled around the prominent core, giving the whole galaxy appearance of a sunflower. It is a member of the same galaxy group that includes M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, which lies 6 degrees north of M63, and a few smaller galaxies. M63 is 35 million ly distant, and it has a diameter of 60 kly. |
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