Messier 106
(M106, NGC 4258)
(spiral galaxy with maser)
Messier 106 (M106 or NGC 4258)
is a spiral galaxy about
24 million light-years' distant.
It is a Seyfert galaxy with a detected supermassive black hole (SMBH).
It also features a substantial water maser,
classifying it as a megamaser galaxy.
It hosts Cepheid variables that have been particularly useful in
developing the cosmic distance ladder.
(galaxy,spiral,Seyfert)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_106
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=M106
http://www.messier.seds.org/m/m106.html
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| .0016 | 7Mpc | 23.0Mly | | Messier 106 |
|
| Coordinates: | M106
J121857.5+471814 |
|
Referenced by page:
spiral galaxy
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