Description
Overview:
Messier Object M108 is a Galaxy which was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781.
It has an angular size of 8 x 1 arc minutes.
Location:
M108 is located within the borders of the constellation Ursa Major at RA
11 11.5 and Declination 55 40.
It is 45,000 light years from Earth which makes it the 92nd furthest Messier Object from Earth.
Brightness:
Compared to the other objects from the Messier catalog, M108 is a relatively dim deep space object
with a visual magnitude of 10.
