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M106

M106 — Spiral Galaxy M106

Galaxy
· Canes Venatici
Beginner
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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.

Recommended telescopes

Celestron
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Meade
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
2000mm f/8.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 47% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

QHYCCD
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Player One
4.63µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
5.94µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
OGMA
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ToupTek
2.90µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

FOV 0.66° × 0.44°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 72% of frame
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FOV 0.54° × 0.37°
Scale 0.47″/px
Target fills 86% of frame
Preview in planner
FOV 0.54° × 0.37°
Scale 0.47″/px
Target fills 86% of frame
Preview in planner

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