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Messier 106 a widefield, Sven Arnold
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Messier 106 a widefield

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Messier 106 a widefield

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Messier 106
Messier 106 or NGC 4258 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is estimated to be 23 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 125'000 light years. In 1995, Brent Tully et al. described that the centre emits a jet which should be related to the massive central object of this galaxy discovered in the same year. This central object is probably a black hole of almost 40 million solar masses.

Image on my Website: https://svenarnold.com/2024/03/18/messier-106/
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Sources: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_106

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Messier 106 a widefield, Sven Arnold