Canes Venatici is the home of spiral galaxy
known as M106. It is located about 25 million light-years from
Earth and is receding from us at the rate of 537 km/sec. This
galaxy is rotated to our line of sight, which gives is an
elongated appearance. In color photographs, the spiral arms end
in bright blue knots. These are believed to be young star
clusters composed of giant, hot blue stars. M106 can be spotted
in binoculars but requires a small telescope to reveal any
details.
