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NGC 3806 (also MCG 3-30-42, UGC 6641 and PGC 36231) is a magnitude +13.6 face-on spiral galaxy located 160 million light-years away away in the constellation Leo.

The galaxy was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 Merz-Refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 21st April 1865.

Right Ascension 11h 40m 46.7s, Declination Dec +17° 47' 44"



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