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Spiral galaxy M106 in Canes Venatici

author: R.Jay GaBany/Novapix

reference: a-gax42-58009

Image Size 300 DPI: 31 * 32 cm

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.

Keywords for this photo:

2010 - ACTIVE GALAXY - ASTRONOMY - BLACK HOLE - CANES VENATICI - GALACTIC BLACK HOLE - GALAXY - M106 - NGC 4258 - Sb - SEYFERT GALAXY - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR -