Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4217  ·  NGC 4220  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M106 Sunflower group of galaxies in the constellation Canes Venatici., Phil Swift
M106 Sunflower group of galaxies in the constellation Canes Venatici.
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M106 Sunflower group of galaxies in the constellation Canes Venatici.

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M106 Sunflower group of galaxies in the constellation Canes Venatici., Phil Swift
M106 Sunflower group of galaxies in the constellation Canes Venatici.
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M106 Sunflower group of galaxies in the constellation Canes Venatici.

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Messier 106 (also known as NGC4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici.

It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 and 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.

NGC4217 is a possible companion galaxy of Messier 106.

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M106 Sunflower group of galaxies in the constellation Canes Venatici., Phil Swift