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M106
M106 — Spiral Galaxy M106
Galaxy
· Canes VenaticiBeginner
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Target information
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Right ascension
- 12h 19m 00s
- Declination
- +47° 18′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 8.4
- Angular size
- 19′ × 7′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Feb-Jun
- Catalog IDs
- M106
About this target
Active galaxy with anomalous arms.