Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4220  ·  NGC 4232  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M106 in constellation Canes Venatici, Thomas Richter
M106 in constellation Canes Venatici
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M106 in constellation Canes Venatici

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M106 in constellation Canes Venatici

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Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is a 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. It is also a Seyfert II galaxy. Due to x-rays and unusual emission lines detected, it is suspected that part of the galaxy is falling into a supermassive black hole in the center. NGC 4217 is a possible companion galaxy of Messier 106.

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