Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  64 gam UMa  ·  M 109  ·  NGC 3992  ·  Phad  ·  Phecda (γUMa)  ·  The star Phad
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M109 - Spiral Galaxy, Insight Observatory
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M109 - Spiral Galaxy

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M109 - Spiral Galaxy

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Messier 109 (also known as NGC 3992) is a barred spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure around the central bar approximately 83.5 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

Image by: Carly, Sara, and Emily.

Imaged on Insight Observatory's Astronomical Telescope for Educational Outreach (ATEO-1).

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M109 - Spiral Galaxy, Insight Observatory