NGC 1590

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NGC 1590 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Taurus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3826 ± 8 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 56.43 ± 3.95 Mpc (~184 million light-years). It was discovered by German astronomer Heinrich d'Arrest on 28 October 1865.

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