Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M106, Gabriel Cardona
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M106

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M106

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Messier 106 is and intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is at a distance of 22-25 million light-years from Earth. It is an active Seyfert Galaxy, which means that the central super massive black hole is actively accreting material and emitting high levels of radiation.

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M106, Gabriel Cardona