It can be found in the constellation Ursa Major.

It was discovered on 9 April 1793 by astronomer William Herschel.

[2] The galaxy has the surface brightness equal to 14.04 mag/Minute and second of arcam², which classifiers it as low surface brightness galaxy (LSB).

[3] On 29 March 1999, in the galaxy was observed the type Ia supernova, designated as SN 1999bh.

[4] It was discovered by W. Li, as part of the Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS) program by the Lick Observatory.