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M106_final, Stephen Duffy

M106_final

M106_final, Stephen Duffy

M106_final

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Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth. M106 contains an active nucleus classified as a Type 2 Seyfert, and the presence of a central supermassive black hole has been demonstrated from radio-wavelength observations of the rotation of a disk of molecular gas orbiting within the inner light-year around the black hole. NGC 4217 is a possible companion galaxy of Messier 106. Text from Wikipedia
Taken April 2021 from Santa Rosa, CA
Mount: Paramount MYT Scope: TEC140 Camera: QSI683
L: R: G: B = 6h: 3.75h: 3.5h: 2.5h:
Reprocessed March 2023

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M106_final, Stephen Duffy