M109, NGC 3992
M109 is a type SBc barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. M109 is around 40 to 50 million light-years away in a loose galaxy grouping which includes M108 and possibly M106. This picture was created from observations using the T2KA CCD camera at the Kitt Peak National Observatory's 0.9-meter telescope in January of 1997.
Credit:NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noao-m109 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 30, 2020, 9:33 p.m. |
| Size: | 2048 x 1366 px |
About the Object
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 58 6.89 |
| Position (Dec): | 53° 22' 18.47" |
| Field of view: | 11.62 x 7.75 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.2° left of vertical |
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