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NGC 794 (also IC 191, MCG 3-6-24, UGC 1528 and PGC 7763) is a magnitude +12.7 elliptical galaxy located 378 million light-years away in the constellation Aries.

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 15th October 1784.

The galaxy was rediscovered by Lewis Swift on the 20th October 1889 and relisted as IC 191.

Position (J2000): R.A. 02h 02m 29.4s  |  Dec. +18° 22' 22"

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