Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4217  ·  NGC 4220  ·  NGC 4258  ·  NGC 4346  ·  NGC 4357
M106, Wintyfresh
M106
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M106

M106, Wintyfresh
M106
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M106

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In one of the closest (23.5M light years away) examples of the Seyfert class of galaxies, vast amounts of glowing gas fall into M106's central black hole in the constellation Canes Venatici.

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M106, Wintyfresh