Object: Galaxy MESSIER 109 Constell: UMa RA: 11h 57.6m Decl: +53° 23' Epoch: 2000 Mag: 9.8m (v) Size: 7.6'x4.7' Type: SB(rs)bc Observer: Jere Kahanpää Obs. place: Hartola, Finland Date/Time: 30./31.12.1991, 00.00 Telescope: N 205/1000 Magn: 63x Filter: Field: 60' NE Lim.mag: 5.6m Background sky: 3 Seeing: 4 Weather: Brightness: 4 Alt: Description: Easy. A bright core and a star of similar brightness close N. Round.