NGC 2982
 
NGC 2982 is a open cluster located in the constellation of Vela. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 2982:
| NGC: | NGC 2982 | 
| Type: | open cluster | 
| Constellation: | Vela | 
| Right Ascension: | 09:42:00.08 | 
| Declination: | -44:01:37.70 | 
| Radial velocity: | 46 km/s | 
| Redshift: | 0.000152 | 
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS