NGC 2890

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NGC 2890 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Hydra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5455 ± 37 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 80.45 ± 5.67 Mpc (~263 million light-years). It was discovered by American astronomer Francis Leavenworth on 11 January 1886.

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