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Revision as of 22:58, 6 September 2004 by Joseph Dwayne (talk | contribs) (creation)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Sunflower Galaxy (also known as Spiral Galaxy M63, Messier Object 63, Messier 63, M63, or NGC 5055) is a spiral galaxy in the Canes Venatici constellation. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1779. The Sunflower Galaxy apparently forms a physical group with the Whirlpool Galaxy and several smaller galaxies; the M51 group.