NGC 888

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NGC 888 is a large and relatively distant elliptical galaxy in the constellation Horologium. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 8662±40 km/s, corresponding to a Hubble distance of 127.8±9.0 Mpc. It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel in 1834.

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