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Key facts

Constellation
Ursa Major
Right ascension
11 52 55.4
Declination
+36 ° 59 ′ 11 ″
Redshift
930 ± 5 km / s
Distance
39 ± 11 Mly (12.1 ± 3.5 Mpc )
Type
SB(s)0^0^
Apparent size v
3.5 ′ × 2.3 ′
Notable features
Seyfert galaxy

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Wikidata facts

Distance from Earth
13.04
Image
NGC3941 - SDSS DR14.jpg
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radial velocity
934
catalog code
LEDA 37235
time of discovery or invention
1787-03-19
apparent magnitude
9.981
right ascension
178.2306667
galaxy morphological type
SB0
Commons category
NGC 3941
declination
36.9863778
redshift
0.003075
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NGC 3941 is a barred lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is located at a distance of circa 40 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3941 is about 40,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1787.

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