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Keywords: M 106, Seyfert galaxy, spiral galaxy
![M74: идеальная спираль](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2013/08/12/0001291832/m74_hubble_960.preview.jpg)
11.08.2013
If not perfect, then this spiral galaxy is at least one of the most photogenic. An island universe of about 100 billion stars, 32 million light-years away toward the constellation Pisces, M74 presents a gorgeous face-on view.
![Мессье 81](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2019/04/17/0001466658/M81salvatore1024.preview.jpg)
17.04.2019
One of the brightest galaxies in planet Earth's sky is similar in size to our Milky Way Galaxy: big, beautiful Messier 81. Also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's galaxy for its 18th century discoverer, this grand spiral can be found toward the northern constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear.
![Анемичная спиральная галактика NGC 4921](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2019/05/15/0001469822/NGC4921_HubbleShatz_960.preview.jpg)
15.05.2019
How far away is spiral galaxy NGC 4921? It's surpringly important to know. Although presently estimated to be about 300 million light years distant, a more precise determination could be coupled with its known recession speed to help humanity better calibrate the expansion rate of the entire visible universe.
![NGC 1566: спиральная галактика "Испанская танцовщица"](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2022/01/14/0001802295/NGC1566LRGBHa-Hanson-SelbyFinal1024.preview.jpg)
14.01.2022
An island universe of billions of stars, NGC 1566 lies about 60 million light-years away in the southern constellation Dorado. Popularly known as the Spanish Dancer galaxy, it's seen face-on from our Milky Way perspective.
![Скрытая галактика IC 342](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2019/01/16/0001454587/IC342Medvedevas1024.preview.jpg)
16.01.2019
Similar in size to large, bright spiral galaxies in our neighborhood, IC 342 is a mere 10 million light-years distant in the long-necked, northern constellation Camelopardalis. A sprawling island universe, IC 342 would otherwise...
![M106: спиральная галактика со странным ядром](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2019/03/17/0001462374/m106_colombari_960.preview.jpg)
17.03.2019
What's happening at the center of spiral galaxy M106? A swirling disk of stars and gas, M106's appearance is dominated by blue spiral arms and red dust lanes near the nucleus, as shown in the featured image.
![M100: галактика с регулярным спиральным узором](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2024/05/02/0001928658/M100_DrewEvans1024.preview.png)
2.05.2024
Majestic on a truly cosmic scale, M100 is appropriately known as a grand design spiral galaxy. The large galaxy of over 100 billion stars has well-defined spiral arms, similar to our own Milky Way.
![Раскручивая M51](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2024/04/07/0001925534/M51Unwound_crop600.preview.jpg)
6.04.2024
The arms of a grand design spiral galaxy 60,000 light-years across are unwound in this digital transformation of the magnificent 2005 Hubble Space Telescope portrait of M51. In fact...
![NGC 1365: величественная островная вселенная](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2024/02/01/0001919289/NGC1365_v4_1024.preview.jpg)
1.02.2024
Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 is truly a majestic island universe some 200,000 light-years across. Located a mere 60 million light-years away toward the faint but heated constellation Fornax, NGC 1365 is a dominant member of the well-studied Fornax Cluster of galaxies.
![NGC 7331 и то, что за ней](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2014/03/01/0001302547/NGC7331_GrossmannHager_900cx.preview.jpg)
1.03.2014
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 7331 is often touted as an analog to our own Milky Way. About 50 million light-years distant in the northern constellation Pegasus, NGC 7331 was recognized early on as a spiral nebula and is actually one of the brighter galaxies not included in Charles Messier's famous 18th century catalog.
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