Surfboard Galaxy
- Designation:
- M108
- Object Type:
- Spiral Galaxy
- Right Ascension:
- 11h 11m
- Declination:
- +55° 40'
- Magnitude:
- 10.0
- Distance:
- 45,000,000 light years
- Constellation:
- Ursa Major
Image Source: NOAO/AURA/NSF
Articles about M108:
- M108 – Barred Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major
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Not far from the Big Dipper “bowl” star Merak (β Ursae Majoris) are two Messier objects - the edge-on spiral galaxy M108 and the planetary nebula M97. M108, discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, is nearer to Merak, lying just 1.5 degrees ... more