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NGC 3683 (also IRAS 11247+5709, MCG 10-16-143, UGC 6458 and PGC 35249) is a magnitude +12.5 face-on barred spiral galaxy located 79 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 18th March 1790.

Right Ascension 11h 27m 31.7s, Declination +56° 52' 40"



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