M106
Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici
 
Messier106, also known as NGC4258 is an intermediate spiral galaxy  located in Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1781. It contains an active nucleus and a central supermasive black hole located at its center.

 Distance to Earth: 25 light years.
Visual magnitude: 8.4




Full resolution image


Date and location
 September - 17 - 2026. Caraquiz, Guadalajara
Telescope GSO RC12  on ASA DDM85 mount. No autoguide
Camera Moravian G3 16200. Hutech IDAS LPS and RGB Baader filters
Image processing
 L: 218x300s, RGB 48x300s. Processed with Pixinsight.



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