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Messier M106

Spiral Galaxy M106

Galaxy
Canes Venatici
Beginner

Active galaxy with anomalous arms.

Angular size
19′ × 7′
Magnitude
8.4
Best months
Feb-Jun
Constellation
Canes Venatici
Catalog IDs
M106
Common aliases
NGC 4258
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Recommended telescopes

Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 8
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 8" ACF
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C8 SCT
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT10RC
2000mm f/8.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 47% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C9.25 SCT
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Celestron EdgeHD 8 + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV 0.66° × 0.44°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 72% of frame
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Meade LX200 8" ACF + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.32° × 0.32°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 99% of frame
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Celestron C8 SCT + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.32° × 0.32°
Scale 0.38″/px
Target fills 99% of frame
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