Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3972  ·  NGC 3977  ·  NGC 3982
NGC3972-NGC3980-NGC3982, AlBroxton
NGC3972-NGC3980-NGC3982
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NGC3972 is a galaxy in Ursa Major. Magnitude is 12.9. Distance is 52 million light years away. NGC3972 has a small, bright nucleus. 2 main knotty arms. The distance to NGC3972 is estimated to be 13.6 Mpc. That’s about 44,363,200 light years.  At that distance NGC3972′s stars are so far from us that their combined light merge into the spiral form that we see. However, the star indicated by the tick marks is a member of NGC3972. The only reason that we see that individual star is that it has very violently exploded as a supernova. Was discovered by William Herschel.

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NGC3972-NGC3980-NGC3982, AlBroxton

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