Anomalous Arms: Spiral Galaxy M106

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Color Mapping

Band	Wavelength	Telescope
X-ray	1.5 keV	Chandra ACIS
Optical	440 nm	DSS
Infrared	8.0 µm	Spitzer IRAC
Radio	21.0 cm	VLA

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Astrometrics

Position (J2000): RA = 12^h 18^m 57.6^s; Dec = 47° 18' 32.9"
Field of View: 9.3 x 7.8 arcminutes
Orientation: North is 23.6° right of vertical
Constellation: Canes Venatici

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04.10.07

In this composite image of spiral galaxy M106 (NGC 4258), optical data from the Digitized Sky Survey is shown as yellow, radio data from the Very Large Array appears as purple, X-ray data from Chandra is coded blue, and infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope appears red. Two anomalous arms, which aren't visible at optical wavelengths, appear as purple and blue emission.

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