Deep sky · Galaxy in Ursa Major · M 82 · NGC 3034
M 82
Cigar Galaxy
The Cigar Galaxy, bursting with new stars after a close brush with its neighbour M 81.
- Type
- Galaxy
- Designations
- M 82 · NGC 3034
- Constellation
- Ursa Major
- Apparent magnitude
- 8.4
- Apparent size
- 11′ × 4′
- Position (J2000)
- RA 9h 56m · Dec +69° 41′
Science
Stars form here ten times faster than in the Milky Way; the wind from its young stars and supernovae is blowing gas out of both sides of the galaxy.