Object Name:

NGC 3982

Object Description:

Face-on Spiral Galaxy

Position (J2000):

R.A. 11h 56m 28s
Dec. +55° 07' 31''

Constellation:

Ursa Major

Distance:

68 million light-years (26 million parsecs)

Data Description:

The image was created from Hubble data from proposals 10802 and 11570: A. Riess (STScI) et al.; 9788: L. Ho (Carniegie Institute of Washington) et al.; 9379: H. Schmitt (Naval Research Laboratory) et al.; and 8100: A. Saha (NOAO/AURA) et al.

Observations:

Credit:

NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Acknowledgment:

A. Riess (STScI)

Release Date:

October 19, 2010

Color:

The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the WFPC2, ACS, and WFC3 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample broad and narrow wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:

Orientation/Scale: