About NGC 3992 (M109)

NGC 3992 stands out as a well-known observing object and presents itself as a diffuse object. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 31° altitude and reaches 37° around 08:18 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 4 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

55000000 ly

Size

7.6' x 4.9'

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

9.8