Description
Overview:
Messier Object M82 is a Galaxy discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1774.
It has an angular size of 9 x 4 arc minutes.
Location:
M82 is located inside the constellation Ursa Major at Right Ascension
09 55.8 and Declination 69 41.
It is 12,000 light years from Earth making it the 76th furthest Messier Object from Earth.
Brightness:
In relation to the other Messier Objects, M82 is a relatively dim deep sky object
with a visual magnitude of 8.4.
