Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 109  ·  NGC 3992
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M 109

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M 109

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Messier 109 (NGC 3992) is a barred, spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781.

M 109 is calculated 83.5 million light years from Earth, 13.25 billion years old with a population of 1 trillion stars.

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