NGC 5051

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NGC 5051 est une galaxie spirale barrée située dans la constellation de l'Hydre. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 4 736 ± 23 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 69,9 ± 4,9 Mpc (∼228 millions d'al). NGC 5051 a été découverte par l'astronome britannique John Herschel en 1835.

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