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M51 Group

galaxy cluster in constellation Canes Venatici
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M51 Group

Summary

M51 Group is an astronomical object[1]. It draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object category, ranking #12 of 48).[2]

Key Facts

  • M51 Group's image is recorded as Messier51 sRGB.jpg[3].
  • M51 Group's instance of is recorded as astronomical object[4].
  • M51 Group's instance of is recorded as galaxy group[5].
  • M51 Group's constellation is recorded as Canes Venatici[6].
  • M51 Group's Commons category is recorded as M51 Group[7].
  • M51 Group's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026420p[8].
  • M51 Group's topic's main category is recorded as Category:M51 Group[9].
  • M51 Group's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.001795'}[10].
  • M51 Group's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+554'}[11].
  • M51 Group's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME NGC 5194 Group[12].
  • M51 Group's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+200.82583'}[13].
  • M51 Group's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+44.98472'}[14].
  • M51 Group's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[15].

Why It Matters

M51 Group draws 22 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object category, ranking #12 of 48).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . General study of group membership. II. Determination of nearby groups. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). M51 Group. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/m51-group
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_m51-group_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{M51 Group}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/m51-group}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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