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NGC 3982
Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NGC 3982 (also known as UGC 6918) is an intermediate spiral galaxy approximately 68 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 14, 1789, and misclassified as a planetary nebula.[4] NGC 3982 is a part of the M109 Group.
Quick Facts Observation data (J2000 epoch), Constellation ...
NGC 3982 | |
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![]() NGC 3982 as taken by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Right ascension | 11h 56m 28.1s[1] |
Declination | +55° 07′ 31″[1] |
Redshift | 1109 ± 6 km/s[1] |
Distance | 67.8 ± 2.5 Mly (20.80 ± 0.77 Mpc)[2] 70.38 ± 0.23 Mly (21.58 ± 0.07 Mpc)[3] |
Group or cluster | M109 Group |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.0[1] |
Characteristics | |
Type | SAB(r)b[1] |
Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ × 1.5′[1] |
Other designations | |
UGC 6918,[1]PGC 37520[1] |
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At an apparent magnitude of 12.0, NGC 3982 needs a telescope to be viewed. Using small telescopes, the galaxy appears as a very faint, diffuse patch of light, with its central region appearing as a slightly brighter diffuse ball.