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

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Galaxy M106, Taman
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Galaxy M106

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M106 is located in Canes Venatici, about 23 million light years away. It is a Seyfert type galaxy, with a supermassive black hole at the centre of its core.

Companion dwarf galaxy NGC 4248 is at the bottom of the image.

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