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

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M106

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Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici

M106 contains an active nucleus classified as a Type 2 Seyfert, and the presence of a central supermassive black hole has been demonstrated from radio-wavelength observations of the rotation of a disk of molecular gas orbiting within the inner light-year around the black hole.[

Constellation:    Canes Venatici
Distance:    23.7 Mly 
Apparent magnitude: 8.4
Number of stars: ?
Size: 135,000 ly in diameter
Apparent size:  18′.6 × 7′.2

Platesolved focal length: 1383 mm

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M106, Mikael Lindkvist