Owl Nebula (M97 / NGC 3587) and Surfboard Galaxy (M108 / NGC 3556) (Nightlife)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa) · Contains: HD97302 · HD97321 · HD97455 · HD98316 · M 108 · M 97 · NGC 3556 · NGC 3587 · NGC 3594 · Owl Nebula · PK148+57.1

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Owl Nebula (M97 / NGC 3587) and Surfboard Galaxy (M108 / NGC 3556)

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Owl Nebula (M97 / NGC 3587) and Surfboard Galaxy (M108 / NGC 3556)

Owl Nebula (M97 / NGC 3587)

Type: Planetary Nebula
Distance: 2,600 light years from Earth
Size: 0.9 light years
Apparent size: 3.4 x 3.3 arc minutes
Apparent magnitude: 9.9
Age: 8,000 years
Constellation: Ursa Major
Interesting notes:

Planetary nebulae are a type of emission nebula formed when a red giant ejects ionized gas near the end of its life
The Owl Nebula is an example of what will happen to the Sun when it runs out of hydrogen sometime around 5 billion years from now

Surfboard Galaxy (M108 / NGC 3556)

Type: Barred spiral galaxy
Distance: 46 million light years from Earth
Stars: 400 billion
Size: 110,000 light years
Apparent size: 8.7 x 2.2 arc minutes
Apparent magnitude: 10.2
Age: 13.27 billion years
Constellation: Ursa Major
Interesting Notes:

The Surfboard Galaxy is thought to be a barred spiral galaxy, but from our perspective it is difficult to tell

Details accurate to the best of my knowledge from research done in 2022.

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RA (center)	11h13m25s.881
RA (top/left)	11h15m12s.588
RA (top/right)	11h19m51s.639
RA (bottom/right)	11h11m32s.844
RA (bottom/left)	11h07m14s.554

Dec (center)	+55°19′35″.89
Dec (top/left)	+54°11′27″.47
Dec (top/right)	+56°03′33″.17
Dec (bottom/right)	+56°27′42″.30
Dec (bottom/left)	+54°34′27″.82

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