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Messier 106

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Messier 106
Messier 106 or NGC 4258 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBbc in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is estimated to be 23 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 125'000 light years. In 1995, Brent Tully et al. described that the centre emits a jet which should be related to the massive central object of this galaxy discovered in the same year. This central object is probably a black hole of almost 40 million solar masses.

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Sources: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_106

Setup
Widefield Setup

Telescope / Camera Lens
Askar FRA 500

Camera
Omegon veTEC571c

Mount
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro

Filter
Astronomik L-2

Integration Time
RGB: 228 x 180 s = 11 h 24 min

Comments
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Type of Main Object
Emission Nebula

Constellation
Canes Venatici

Observation Site
Goldau, CH
Bortle Class 4

Date
2. February 2024
4. - 6. February 2024

annotated
starless

Astrophotography by Sven Arnold

Sven Arnold
Tennmattstrasse 22
6410 Goldau, SZ
Switzerland

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