Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD106420  ·  HD106556  ·  M 106  ·  NGC 4217  ·  NGC 4226  ·  NGC 4231  ·  NGC 4232  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M106 - NGC4258 / NGC4217, Elvie1
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M106 - NGC4258 / NGC4217

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M106 - NGC4258 / NGC4217, Elvie1
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M106 - NGC4258 / NGC4217

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M106 (NGC4258) / NGC4217 (lower right / upper left) in the constellation Canis Venatici (The Hunting Dogs).
Intermediate spiral galaxy about 23 M LY away and 130,000 LY across.
Seyfert II type galaxy with blackhole driven active galactic core and arms rich in gas and dust as evidenced by Ha and star forming regions.

Amazing image and proper write-up here: https://www.messier-objects.com/messier-106/

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M106 - NGC4258 / NGC4217, Elvie1