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Messier 106
is an
intermediate spiral galaxy
in the
constellation
Canes Venatici
. It was discovered by
Pierre Méchain
in 1781. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million
light-years
from Earth. Due to
x-rays
and unusual
emission lines
detected, it is suspected that part of the galaxy is falling into a
supermassive black hole
in the center.
Photograph:
NASA
,
ESA
,
Hubble Heritage Team
, and R. Gendler
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