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NGC3794
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:40:54.0
Declination: +56:12:6
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: cF, pS, vS * v nr
Sub-type: SBc
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 3794 = NGC 3804. There is no doubt that the objects are identical.
Herschel's positions are 30 seconds of time apart, his descriptions are
similar, and there is no galaxy at the position of NGC 3794. The RNGC got the
wrong galaxy for NGC 3794, supposing that Herschel made a 1 degree error in
the declination as well as a 1 minute error in RA. It is more likely that
WH made a single smaller error rather than two larger ones.
See NGC 3594 where the errors in WH's position for NGC 3804 can be explained.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3794
See observing notes for NGC 3804. Incorrect identification in the RNGC. See CGCG 268-068 = (R)NGC 3804.