| NGC 3794 | |
|---|---|
 An image of NGC 3794 taken with theHubble Space Telescope. | |
| Observation data (J2000epoch) | |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Right ascension | 11h 40m 53.42s[1] |
| Declination | +56° 12′ 07.3″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.00462[1] |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1385 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 68.5Mly (20.99Mpc)[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.01[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 13.89[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)d[1] |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 3804,UGC 6640,MCG +09-19-153,PGC 36238[2] | |
NGC 3794, also cataloged in theNew General Catalogue asNGC 3804, is alow-surface-brightness galaxy in the constellationUrsa Major. It is very far fromEarth, with a distance of about 68,470,000light-years (20,990,000 pc). It was discovered on April 14, 1789, by the astronomerWilliam Herschel.[4]
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