Messier 109

Messier 109 (also known as NGC 3992 ) is a barred spiral galaxy of type SBc with dimensions of 7.6 '× 4.7 ' and the apparent brightness of 9.8 mag in the constellation Ursa Major. Messier 109 was discovered on 12 March 1781 by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain.

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