Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  HD103829  ·  M 109  ·  NGC 3992
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Messier 109[1]

Barred spiral galaxy Messier 109Observation data (J2000epoch)ConstellationUrsa MajorRight ascension11h 57m 36.0s[2]Declination+53° 22′ 28″[2]Redshift0.003496±0.000004[2]Heliocentric radial velocity1048±1 km/s[2]Galactocentric velocity1121±3 km/s[2]Distance67.2 ± 23.2 Mly (20.6 ± 7.1 Mpc)Apparent magnitude (V)9.8[3]CharacteristicsTypeSB(rs)bc,[2]LINER/HII[2]Apparent size (V)7.6 × 4.7 moa[2]Other designationsIRAS 11549+5339, NGC 3992, UGC 6937, MCG +09-20-044, PGC 37617[2]ReferencesSIMBADSearch M109Messier 109 (also known as NGC 3992 or the Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy exhibiting a weak inner ring structure around the central bar approximately 67.2 ± 23 million light-years[4] away in the northernconstellationUrsa Major. M109 can be seen south-east of the star Phecda (γ UMa, Gamma Ursa Majoris).

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