Sunflower Galaxy - spiral galaxy
Sunflower Galaxy , is a spiral located in the constellation Canes Venatici .
Sunflower Galaxy is magnitude 9.3*, is 29.3 million light-years away, and is 12.6' x 7.2' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.
- Name:
- Sunflower Galaxy
- Type:
- spiral galaxy
- Magnitude (m):
- 9.3
- Distance (Mly):
- 29.3 Mly
- Size:
- 12.6' x 7.2''
- Constellation:
- Canes Venatici
- Messier #:
- M63
* One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.
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