Spiral galaxy M106 in Canes Venatici

by: K.A.Lecky Hepburn/S.Cancelli /Novapix
Reference: a-gax42-58007
Date: 2009-09-27

M106 is a type Sb spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. More edge-on than not, at a similar inclination to M31, its prominent dust lanes trace spiral structure back almost to its nucleus. M106 is around 25 million light-years away and is also a Seyfert galaxy.

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