NGC 3182

NGC 3182
NGC 3182 imaged by Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension10h 19m 33.0275s
Declination+58° 12 20.829
Redshift0.007003 ± 0.000005
Heliocentric radial velocity2,099 ± 1 km/s
Distance112 ± 7.8 Mly (34.2 ± 2.4 Mpc)
Apparent magnitude (V)12.0
Characteristics
TypeSA(r)a?
Size~54,000 ly (16.6 kpc) (estimated)
Apparent size (V)1.53 × 1.22
Other designations
IRAS F10161+5827, UGC 5568, MCG +10-15-062, PGC 30176, CGCG 290-027

NGC 3182 is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy lies about 110 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 3182 is approximately 55,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 8, 1793.