NGC 4887

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NGC 4887 est une galaxie lenticulaire située dans la constellation de la Vierge. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 3 015 ± 43 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 44,5 ± 3,2 Mpc (∼145 millions d'al). NGC 4887 a été découverte par l'astronome allemand Ernst Wilhelm Tempel en 1882.

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