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, Wjiang
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M106

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M106

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M106 (also known as NGC 4258) is a black hole in the constellation Canes Canes discovered by French astronomer Pierre Méchain in 1781. It is also a Seyfert galaxy due to the presence of emission The X-rays indicate that there is a supermassive pore located in the core of the intestine.

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M106, Wjiang