NGC 3794

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

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.