Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4258
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M106 - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venetici, Hap Griffin
M106 - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venetici
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M106 - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venetici

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M106 - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venetici, Hap Griffin
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M106 - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venetici

Revision title: M106 - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venetici

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M106 is a Seyfert Galaxy indicating that it has a very active core which is emitting copious energy in the radio spectrum. A massive black hole exists in its center and the ring of hot matter spiraling into it creates two jets of material, one below the plane of the galaxy and another above the plane...neither of which is visible in this photograph.

The more distant galaxy at lower right is 12th magnitude edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 4248.

M106 lies at a distance of 24 million light-years.

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Title: M106 - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venetici

Description: M106 is a Seyfert Galaxy indicating that it has a very active core which is emitting copious energy in the radio spectrum. A massive black hole exists in its center and the ring of hot matter spiraling into it creates two jets of material, one below the plane of the galaxy and another above the plane...neither of which is visible in this photograph.

The more distant galaxy at lower right is 12th magnitude edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 4248.

M106 lies at a distance of 24 million light-years.

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M106 - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venetici, Hap Griffin