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NGC 3182

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation: Ursa Major
Right ascension: 10 19 33.0275
Declination: +58 ° 12 ′ 20.829 ″
Redshift: 0.007003 ± 0.000005
Heliocentric radial velocity: 2,099 ± 1 km/ s
Distance: 112 ± 7.8 Mly (34.2 ± 2.4 Mpc )
Type: SA(r)a?
Size: ~54,000 ly (16.6 kpc ) (estimated)
Apparent size v: 1.53 ′ × 1.22 ′

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Image: NGC 3182 SDSS.jpg

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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.

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