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   54°12.0' N; 4°25' W

                          Constellation Ursa Major

                                    Objects to View & Photograph

Messier 82 - Cigar Galaxy
 
 
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Recommended Objects within the Ursa Major Constellation to View or Photograph.

 

 

Object NameTypeMagnitudeObject SizeObject DistanceRight AscentionDeclinationNotes & Link to Photo / Log / Info
Messier 81Spiral Galaxy6.9024'.9 x 11'.511.8 Million LY09h 55m 33.2s+69° 03′ 55″Bodes Galaxy - Spiral big sweeping arms
Messier 82Irregular Galaxy9.3011'.2 x 4'.311.5 Million LY09h 55m 52.2s+69° 40′ 47″Cigar Galaxy - detail at medium mag
Messier 97Planetary Nebula9.903'.4 x 3'.32,600 LY11h 14m 80.0s+55° 01′ 00″Owl like eyes revealed at medium mag
Messier 101Face On Spiral Galaxy8.3028'.8 x 26'.927.0 Million LY14h 03m 12.6s+54° 20′ 57″Pinwheel Galaxy - Detail at medium mag
Messier 102Lenticular Galaxy10.704'.7 x 1'.950.0 Million LY15h 06m 29.5s+55° 45′ 48″Spindle Galaxy - Pencil thin & Nebulosity
Messier 108Side On Spiral10.708'.7 x 2'.214.1 Million LY11h 11m 31.0s+55° 40′ 27″Detail revealed - averted vision high mag
Messier 109Barred Spiral Galaxy10.607'.6 x 4'.741.0 Million LY11h 57m 36.0s+53° 22′ 28″Structure revealed with aperture & mag
NGC 2681Spiral Galaxy11.094'.0 x 4'.056.0 Million LY08h 55m 60.0s+51° 19′ 00″Small but fairly bright especially the core
NGC 2841Spiral Galaxy10.108'.1 x 3'.534.0 Million LY09h 22m 02.6s+50° 58′ 35″Lovely crisp fairly bright spiral - nice!
NGC 2976Spiral Galaxy10.805'.9 x 2'.711.6 Million LY09h 47m 15.4s+67° 54′ 59″Nice with large aperture high mag
NGC 3077Elliptical Galaxy10.605'.4 x 4'.512.8 Million LY10h 03m 19.1s+68° 44′ 02″Nebulosity under large aperture high mag
NGC 3184Spiral Galaxy9.606'.9 x 6'.825.0 Million LY10h 18m 17.0s+41° 25' 27"Dim - Large aperture required & high mag
NGC 3718Barred Spiral Galaxy14.400'.9 x 0'.3??11h 39m 29.7s+26° 18' 35"Dim - 16 inches plus required - To image
NGC 3729Spiral Galaxy11.608'.0 x 6'.042.0 Million LY11h 32m 56.0s+53° 01' 55"S shaped spiral arms & dust lane
NGC 3953Barred Spiral Galaxy10.806'.9 x 3'.546.0 Million LY11h 53m 48.9s+52° 19′ 36″Small spiral large aperture required
NGC 5322Elliptical Galaxy10.005'.6 x 3'.4??13h 49m 15.2s+60° 11′ 25″See ball of light & dust lane with 16inch
NGC 5474Peculiar Dwarf Galaxy11.304'.8 x 4'.322.0 Million LY14h 05m 01.6s+53° 39′ 44″Dim nebulosity visible with 16inch
NGC 5585Barred Spiral Galaxy11.206'.1 x 3'.8??14h 19m 48.0s+56° 43′ 45″Very dim dust lane just visible 16inches
IC 758Barred Spiral Galaxy13.002'.0 x 2'.0??12h 04m 12.1s+62° 30′ 20″Very faint & small 16inch req
IC 2574Irregular Galaxy10.6012'.3 x 5'.911.7 Million LY10h 28m 40.0s+68° 25′ 00″Quite bright with 16inches some detail

Observing Key - Required Minimum Size Telescope

Binoculars or Small Telescope (up to 4 inch aperture)
Medium Telescope (6 to 10 inch aperture)
Large Telescope (over 12 inch aperture) or Photograph Only

 

   

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