Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258  ·  PGC 166129  ·  PGC 166131  ·  PGC 2291779  ·  PGC 2292054  ·  PGC 2292458  ·  PGC 2292932  ·  PGC 2294177  ·  PGC 2296601  ·  PGC 2297038  ·  PGC 2299019  ·  PGC 2299122  ·  PGC 2299193  ·  PGC 2300125  ·  PGC 2300712  ·  PGC 2300772  ·  PGC 2301052  ·  PGC 2301579  ·  PGC 2301718  ·  PGC 2301819  ·  PGC 2301920  ·  PGC 2832111  ·  PGC 3096119  ·  PGC 3096121  ·  PGC 39615
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M 106 (2023), Terrance
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M 106 (2023)

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M 106 (2023), Terrance
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M 106 (2023)

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Messier 106 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici, the "Hunting Dogs". It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 and is calculated 24 million light-years from Earth with a spatial diameter of 135,000 light years.

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