Other designations SN 2005cs Spectral class II Right ascension 13 29 53.4 Constellation Canes Venatici | Event type Type II supernova Date June 28, 2005 (UTC) Declination +47° 10′ 28″ Host galaxy Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) | |
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Similar Whirlpool Galaxy, SN 2011dh, NGC 5195, SN 2004dj, SN 1993J | ||
SN 2005cs was a supernova in the Whirlpool Galaxy. It was a type II supernova, discovered in 2005 by Wolfgang Kloehr, a German amateur astronomer.
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