Asteria — interactive night sky map
Cigar Galaxy (Messier 82) is a galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major with an apparent magnitude of 8.4, spanning about 11 arcminutes. It is within reach of binoculars or a small telescope.
It is best placed in the evening sky around February. It is visible from the whole northern hemisphere and from southern latitudes down to about 20°S. It is circumpolar (never sets) north of latitude 20°N.