NGC 3916

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NGC 3916 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5,922±12 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 284.9 ± 20.0 Mly (87.34 ± 6.12 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 14 April 1789.

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