NGC 5006

Rarity: Uncommon

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What Wikipedia says

NGC 5006 est une galaxie lenticulaire située dans la constellation de la Vierge. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 3 067 ± 50 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 45,2 ± 3,3 Mpc (∼147 millions d'al). NGC 5006 a été découverte par l'astronome allemand Wilhelm Tempel en 1881.

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