Q735779

Also known as New General Catalogue 3982

spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major

Key facts

Constellation: Ursa Major
Right ascension: 11 56 28.1280
Declination: +55 ° 07 ′ 30.766 ″
Redshift: 0.003 741 ± 0.000 000 638
Heliocentric radial velocity: 1122 ± 0 km/ s
Distance: 67.8 ± 2.5 Mly (20.80 ± 0.77 Mpc ) , 70.38 ± 0.23 Mly (21.58 ± 0.07 Mpc)
Group or cluster: M109 Group
Type: SAB(r)b
Size: ~50,400 ly (15.44 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.7′ × 1.5′

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth: 19.8
Image: NGC 3982 - Hubble space telescope, 2003.jpg

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galaxy morphological type: SABbc
catalog code: [SMM2006b] J115628.15+550731.0
Commons category: NGC 3982
time of discovery or invention: 1789-04-14
apparent magnitude: 11.978
declination: 55.1253611
redshift: 0.00371
right ascension: 179.117167
radial velocity: 1110

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NGC 3982 is an intermediate spiral galaxy approximately 68 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on April 14, 1789, and misclassified as a planetary nebula. NGC 3982 is a part of the M109 Group.

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.