The Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy (M109, upper right) and Phecda (γ Ursae Majoris, lower left) // Ezequiel
The star Phecda (γ Ursae Majoris) is a blue-white giant star about 83 light years from Earth. Its name comes from the Arabic phrase fakhth al-dubb meaning "thigh of the bear."
Meanwhile, the Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy is about 70 million light years away, and I have no idea where it got its name.













