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NGC 3762 (also MCG 10-17-27, UGC 6591 and PGC 35979) is a magnitude +12.6 edge-on barred spiral galaxy located 159 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 19th March 1790.

Right Ascension 11h 37m 23.8s, Declination +61° 45' 33"



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