Galaxy Messier 106 in Canes Venatici
Taken by Thomas Wildoner on March 7, 2024 @
Weatherly, PA, USA
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Date Taken: 2024:03:08 20:17:58
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Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth. M106 contains an active nucleus classified as a Type 2 Seyfert, and the presence of a central supermassive black hole has been demonstrated from radio-wavelength observations of the rotation of a disk of molecular gas orbiting within the inner light-year around the black hole. NGC 4217 is a possible companion galaxy of Messier 106. (ref: Wikipedia)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Right ascension: 12h 18m 57.5s
Declination: +47° 18′ 14″
Distance: 23.7 ± 1.5 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V): 8.4
Size: 135,000 ly (in diameter)
Apparent size (V): 18′.6 × 7′.2
Tech Specs: Orion 8” RC Telescope, ZWO ASI2600MC camera running at -10F, 108 x 60 seconds, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO EAF and ASIAir Pro, processed in PixInsight. Image Date: March 7, 2024. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Photographer's website:
https://thedarksideobservatory.com
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