NGC 3447

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NGC 3447 is a barred Magellanic spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 1,405 ± 34 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 20.7 ± 1.5 Mpc (~67.5 million ly). It was discovered by the British astronomer John Herschel in 1836.

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