M109 · galaxy

Messier 109

Messier 109 is a barred spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure around the central bar approximately 67.2 ± 23 million light-years away in the northern constellation Ursa Major.

RA11h 57m 35sDec+53° 22' 28"

Image: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/George Hatfield and Flynn Haase. CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Identity & coordinates

Identification

Primary designation: M109
All designations: M109 · NGC 3992
Object type: Galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Best viewing: Spring

Coordinates & physical

Right ascension (J2000): 11h 57m 35s
Declination (J2000): +53° 22' 28"
Apparent magnitude (V): —
Distance: —
Redshift (z): 0.003491

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The science

Messier 109 is a barred spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure around the central bar approximately 67.2 ± 23 million light-years away in the northern constellation Ursa Major. M109 can be seen south-east of the star Phecda.

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