NGC 2115

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NGC 2115 is a large lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Pictor. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7,087±23 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 340.9 ± 23.9 Mly (104.52 ± 7.33 Mpc). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 4 January 1837.

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Image: Legacy Surveys / D.Lang (Perimeter Institute) & Meli thev, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.