Talk:Messier 106

Picture

Perhaps a picture for this galaxy?Gagueci 19:00, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Seyfert II

It is flatly stated that Seyfert II "means that a supermassive black hole.." etc. etc. This is flatly not so - being a Seyfert has nothing to do with how it is explained, rather what is observed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antimatter33 (talk • contribs) 20:16, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

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Picture of the day

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

Vague in the lede

Lede states "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." What is "unusual"? Do we not expect infall into most SMBH cores? LeadSongDog come howl! 16:49, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

Just made a few changes after noticing this too. The X-ray emission and emission lines are not unusual for a Seyfert 2 galaxy, these are standard features for an AGN. It's better to just describe it as an AGN with links to the appropriate pages, and I added some information on the black hole detection in the lead section since this is one of the most important galaxies for demonstrating the existence of supermassive black holes. Aldebarium (talk) 16:56, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

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