| M109 |
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| NGC 3992 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Spiral Galaxy | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Ursa Major | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 11.0 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 7.0' x 4.0' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 11h 57.6m - 53 23 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | T | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
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| M109 is a barred spiral galaxy just to the side of the star Phecda in the Big Dipper's bowl. A small telescope reveals a faint elongated halo with a small bright core. A little over 1° south of M109 lies NGC 3953, a 10th magnitude barred spiral galaxy similar to M109. M109 is a member of the Ursa Major cluster, a cluster of at least 80 galaxies. | |||||||||||
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