Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4217  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M106 and accompanying Galaxies, Omiros Angelidis
M106 and accompanying Galaxies
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M106 and accompanying Galaxies

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M106 and accompanying Galaxies

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The M106 Galaxy (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation Canes Venatici. This galaxy lies approximately 23 million light-years away from Earth. 
In the astrophotography image below, you can see the gas and dust of the spiral arms spreading outward from the core of the galaxy. More than 40 galaxies are visible in the below image.

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M106 and accompanying Galaxies, Omiros Angelidis

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