Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4220  ·  NGC 4226  ·  NGC 4231  ·  NGC 4232  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M 106

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Messier 106 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici, the “Hunting Dogs”. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. This galaxy is calculated 24 million light-years from Earth and has a spatial diameter of 135,000 light years.

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