NGC 2340

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NGC 2340 is a large elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Lynx. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6,008±9 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 289.0 ± 20.3 Mly (88.61 ± 6.21 Mpc).

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