Proposed Object: NGC 3992, Also known as M109
Type: Barred spiral Galaxy (OH)
RA: 11h 57.6m Dec: +53° 23' Epoch: 2000 (OH and VizieR)
Size: 4.3 x 7.6 arc minutes (OH)
Brightness of object (V magnitude): 9.8 mag (VizieR)
Observation Date Range: January 1^st to March 31^st
Note: this object will have to be viewed late at night, early morning.

Horizon Position at beginning of date range (January 1^st, 2004 @ 23h CST):

Horizon Position at end of date range (March 31^st, 2004 @ 23h CST):

Digitized Sky Survey image: (click on image for larger view)

Image from STScI Digitized Sky Survey