NGC 3982
| NGC 3982 | |
|---|---|
NGC 3982 as taken by the Hubble Space Telescope | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 56m 28.1s |
| Declination | +55° 07′ 31″ |
| Redshift | 1109 ± 6 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 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.0 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(r)b |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7′ × 1.5′ |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 6918,PGC 37520 | |
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. 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.