NGC 3177

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NGC 3177 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 1,627 ± 22 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 24.0 ± 1.7 Mpc (~78.3 million ly). NGC 3177 was discovered by the German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1784.

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