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NGC 3982 is an intermediate spiral galaxy approximately 68 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is also known as UGC 6918. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 14 1789 and misclassified as 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.

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