Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD106420  ·  HD106556  ·  HD107275  ·  HD107610  ·  M 106  ·  NGC 4217  ·  NGC 4226  ·  NGC 4231  ·  NGC 4232  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258  ·  NGC 4346
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M106 (NGC4258) - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Fran D.
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M106 (NGC4258) - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici

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M106 (NGC4258) - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Fran D.
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M106 (NGC4258) - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici

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M106 is a massive, tightly wound Sb spiral galaxy, tilted 25 degrees to our line of sight. It is located between 22-25 million light years from Earth. Astronomers now believe the central core contains a massive black hole having a mass size of 40 million Suns.

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M106 (NGC4258) - Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Fran D.