NGC 5195 · galaxy
NGC 5195
NGC 5195 is a dwarf galaxy that is interacting with the Whirlpool Galaxy.
RA13h 29m 59sDec+47° 15' 58"
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- NGC 5195
- All designations
- NGC 5195
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Best viewing
- Spring
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 13h 29m 59s
- Declination (J2000)
- +47° 15' 58"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- 0.001518
Visibility tonight
The science
NGC 5195 is a dwarf galaxy that is interacting with the Whirlpool Galaxy. Both galaxies are located approximately 25 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. Together, the two galaxies are one of the most famous interacting galaxy pairs.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via id — the catalog designation was a Wikipedia article title directly.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used