NGC 4249

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NGC 4249 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and was discovered by the German astronomer Albert Marth in 1864 . Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 2956 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 43.6 ± 3.1 Mpc (~142 million light- years).

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