M106
Messier 106 is an spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. Discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M106 is about 25 million light-years away from Earth.
Distance to Earth: 23.68 million light years
Radius: 67,500 light years
Age: 13.28 billion years
Stars: 400 billion
Messier 106 is a Seyfert II galaxy, one strong in X-rays and showing emission line spectra from its nucleus.
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