General information
NGC3992 is the galaxy at magnitude 10 that is placed in Ursa Major constellation and has apparent size of 7 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, galaxy is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.
Information for observations
2024-05-02 galaxy NGC3992 will be visible all night. At 22:12 the object will be placed at north, 75° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:45 when fade from view as dawn breaks northwest.
Messier M109 on the sky map
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Object type | Galaxy |
Alternative names | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Magnitude | 10 |
Apparent size | 7'x4' |
Right ascension | 11h 57m 35.984s |
Declination | 53° 22′ 28.27″ |
Catalogues
Messier | M109 |
New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC3992 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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Nearest objects with greater magnitude |
| Object type | Magnitude |
H N 68 | Double Star | 6.54 |