M109, NGC 3992

Noirlab_noao-m109_1024

noirlab_noao-m109 June 30th, 2020

Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

M109 is a type SBc barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. M109 is around 40 to 50 million light-years away in a loose galaxy grouping which includes M108 and possibly M106. This picture was created from observations using the T2KA CCD camera at the Kitt Peak National Observatory's 0.9-meter telescope in January of 1997.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m109/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M109 NGC 3992
Noirlab_noao-m109_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 11h 58m 6.9s
DEC = 53° 22’ 18.5”
Orientation
North is 1.2° CCW
Field of View
11.6 x 7.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major
Noirlab_noao-m109_1280
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ID
noao-m109
Subject Category
Subject Name
M109, NGC 3992
Credits
NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Release Date
2020-06-30T21:33:55
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao-m109/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
179.528688, 53.37179787
Reference Dimension
2048.0, 1366.0
Reference Pixel
218.8064985, 629.1940002
Scale
-9.46e-05, 9.45e-05
Rotation
1.214506026
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
950 North Cherry Ave.
City
Tucson
State/Province
AZ
Postal Code
85719
Country
USA
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID
noirlab
Resource ID
noao-m109
Metadata Date
2024-10-02T11:52:33.801155
Metadata Version
1.1
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