Who discovered Sunflower Galaxy?

raman   October 29, 2011   Comments Off on Who discovered Sunflower Galaxy?

A galaxy is a large gravitationally bound system which consists of stars and stellar remnants. The Sunflower Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici constellation. It was discovered by prominent French astronomer Pierre Francois Andre Mechain. He made this discovery on June 14, 1779. Sunflower Galaxy is a portion of M51 Group (galaxies group).

Sunflower Galaxy Discovered By Pierre Francois Andre Mechain