NGC 5020

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NGC 5020 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3,663±21 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 176.2 ± 12.4 Mly (54.02 ± 3.79 Mpc). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 12 April 1784.

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