About NGC 3992 (M109)

NGC 3992 is frequently observed by amateur astronomers and presents itself as a diffuse object. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 33° altitude and reaches 37° around 11:33 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 5 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, fine detail requires darker skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

In small telescopes it remains mostly unresolved.

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

55000000 ly

Size

7.6' x 4.9'

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

9.8