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Sunflower Galaxy

spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
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Sunflower Galaxy

Summary

Sunflower Galaxy is a spiral galaxy[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of spiral_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sunflower Galaxy is credited with the discovery of Pierre Méchain[3].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's instance of is recorded as spiral galaxy[4].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's instance of is recorded as sub-millimetric source[5].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's instance of is recorded as infrared source[6].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's instance of is recorded as low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[7].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's constellation is recorded as Canes Venatici[8].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SA(rs)bc[9].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's galaxy morphological type is recorded as SAbc[10].
  • Sunflower Galaxy is part of M51 Group[11].
  • Sunflower Galaxy is part of Q67623491[12].
  • Sunflower Galaxy is part of Q67625590[13].
  • Sunflower Galaxy is part of Q67791258[14].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's Commons category is recorded as Sunflower Galaxy[15].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as M 63[16].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as PGC 46153[17].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as UGC 8334[18].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J13154932+4201454[19].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as MCG+07-27-054[20].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F13135+4217[21].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 13135+4217[22].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as NGC 5055[23].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 6C 131336+421732[24].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as 7C 131335.39+421742.00[25].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as NVSS J131548+420147[26].
  • Sunflower Galaxy's catalog code is recorded as PSCz Q13135+4217[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include M51 Group[11], an astronomical object[28]; Q67623491[12]; Q67625590[13]; and Q67791258[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include spiral galaxy[4], sub-millimetric source[5], infrared source[6], and low-ionization nuclear emission-line region[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include M 63[16], PGC 46153[17], UGC 8334[18], 2MASX J13154932+4201454[19], MCG+07-27-054[20], and IRAS F13135+4217[21].

Why It Matters

Sunflower Galaxy ranks in the top 3% of spiral_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Pierre Méchain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . messier.seds.org. Retrieved . messier.seds.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved . ned.ipac.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A catalog of visually classified galaxies in the local (z ~ 0.01) universe. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. Retrieved . haroldcorwin.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Phantomdj · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → J2000.0
    Distance from earth → {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+28900000'}, {'unit': 'Q3773454', 'amount': '+9.04'}
    Has part(s) → Q9326629
    Declination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+42.02936835500470'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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