Galaxy

Surfboard Galaxy

M108 · NGC 3556 · PGC 34030 · UGC 6225

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Object data

Name: Surfboard Galaxy
Designation: M108
Also known as: NGC 3556, PGC 34030, UGC 6225
Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
RA (J2000): 11h 11m 31s
Dec (J2000): +55° 40′ 27″
Magnitude: 10.1
Apparent size: 4 × 1.7′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best March to April, peaking at 84° at 22:00. Circumpolar - never sets.

January: 44 degrees at 22:00
February: 60 degrees at 22:00
March: 75 degrees at 22:00
April: 84 degrees at 22:00
May: 68 degrees at 22:00
June: 52 degrees at 22:00
July: 37 degrees at 22:00
August: 26 degrees at 22:00
September: 19 degrees at 22:00
October: 17 degrees at 22:00
November: 22 degrees at 22:00
December: 31 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

Degrees north, negative for south. Recomputed in your browser and remembered on this device.

Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.