NGC 3893

NGC 3893
NGC 3893 as seen by the SDSS
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Ursa Major
Right ascension	11h 48m 38.2s[1]
Declination	48° 42′ 39″[1]
Redshift	0.003226 ± 0.000003 [1]
Heliocentric radial velocity	967 ± 1 km/s[1]
Distance	51.4 ± 10.4 Mly (15.8 ± 3.2 Mpc)[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	10.2
Characteristics
Type	SAB(rs)c [1]
Apparent size (V)	4.5′ × 2.8′[1]
Other designations
UGC 6778, MCG +08-22-007, PGC 36875[1]

NGC 3893 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is located at a distance of circa 50 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 3893 is about 70,000 light years across. It was discovered by William Herschel on February 9, 1788.^[2] NGC 3893 interacts with its satellite, NGC 3896.