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NGC 3794

Coordinates: Sky map 11h 40m 53.42s, +56° 12′ 07.3″
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NGC 3794
An image of NGC 3794 taken with the Hubble Space Telescope.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationUrsa Major
Right ascension11h 40m 53.42s[1]
Declination+56° 12′ 07.3″[1]
Redshift0.00462[1]
Heliocentric radial velocity1385 km/s[1]
Distance68.5 Mly (20.99 Mpc)[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)13.01[3]
Apparent magnitude (B)13.89[3]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(s)d[1]
Other designations
NGC 3804, UGC 6640, MCG +09-19-153, PGC 36238[2]

NGC 3794, also cataloged in the New General Catalogue as NGC 3804, is a low-surface-brightness galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is very far from Earth, with a distance of about 68,470,000 light-years (20,990,000 pc). It was discovered on April 14, 1789, by the astronomer William Herschel.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Results for object NGC 3794 (NGC 3794)". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  2. ^ a b "NGC 3794". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. ^ a b "Search specification: NGC 3794". HyperLeda. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  4. ^ Seligman, Courtney. "New General Catalogue objects: NGC 3750 - 3799". cseligman.com. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
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  • Media related to NGC 3794 at Wikimedia Commons