M108 · galaxy
Messier 108
Messier 108 is a barred spiral galaxy about 46 million light-years away from Earth in the northern constellation Ursa Major.
RA11h 11m 30sDec+55° 40' 27"
Image: NOIRLab/ NSF /AURA. CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- M108
- All designations
- M108 · NGC 3556
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Ursa Major
- Best viewing
- Spring
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 11h 11m 30s
- Declination (J2000)
- +55° 40' 27"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- 0.002322
Visibility tonight
The science
Messier 108 is a barred spiral galaxy about 46 million light-years away from Earth in the northern constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 or 1782. From the Earth, this galaxy is seen almost edge-on.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via designation — fell back to an alternate catalog designation.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used