#ngc4258

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

M106, also designated NGC 4258, is a relatively close 23.5 million light years away, spans 60 thousand light years across, and can be seen with a small telescope towards the constellation of the Hunting Dogs (Canes Venatici).

Image Credit: Ali Al Obaidly

[jrepin]

NGC 4258 (Messier 106) by Jason Major

"Here's a view into the central region of NGC 4258, aka Messier 106, a spiral galaxy 22 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. This image is made from two Hubble WFC3 observation sets performed in March 2015 (PI Rupali Chandar)."