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NGC 3879 (also IRAS 11441+6939, MCG 12-11-40, UGC 6752 and PGC 36743) is a magnitude +13.0 edge-on spiral galaxy located 66 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. 

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 7th April 1793.

Right Ascension 11h 46m 49.6s, Declination +69° 23' 00"



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