| Names |
M 51, NGC 5194/5, VV 1, ARP 85, Whirlpool Galaxy |
| Right Ascension (2000.0) |
13:29:55.7 |
| Declination |
+47:13:53 |
| Constellation |
Canes Venatici |
| Redshift (z) |
0.002000 +/- 0.000000 |
| Heliocentric Radial Velocity |
600 +/- 0 km/s |
| Distance (esteem) |
34,000,000 light years |
| Date (DD/MM/YYYY) |
29/03/2014 |
| Exposure time |
15,000 seconds (10 x 1500 exposures) with binning mode 1 x 1 and AO-7 |
| CCD Camera |
SBIG ST-8XE |
| Telescope |
Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 OTA on 10 Micron GM2000 HPS Mount |
| Focal length |
3556 mm |
| Diameter |
355.6 mm |
| Focal ratio |
10 |
| Field of View |
13.3 x 8.9 arcminute |
| Original scale |
0.522 arcsecond / pixel |
