| M63 (NGC5055) / Galaxy, type SA(rs)bc II-III |
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| R.A. | 13h 15m 49.3s (2000.0) |
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| Dec. | +42° 02' 06" (2000.0) |
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| Apparent Size | 12.6×7.2' |
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| Radial Velocity | +571km/s |
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| Magnitude | 9.5 |
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| Distance | 23.8 million light yrs. |
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| Group of Galaxies | NGC5194 Group |
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| Other IDs | UGC8334, MCG7-27-54,
PGC46153 |
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M63 (NGC5055) is a bright spiral galaxy about five degrees north-east of Col Caroli, alpha Canum Venaticorum,
and the position is almost equivalent to the midway between Col Caroli and another noticeable galaxy of M51, Whirlpool Nebula.
This spiral is sometimes called the Sunflower Galaxy by its numerous arms, and has the apparent diameter of about 10 arc minutes,
one of the largest galaxies scattered around this field.
You can appreciate the galaxy as a dimmed ellipse with its tips being sharp through scopes.
The galaxy is about 24 million light years away.
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