NGC 5054

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NGC 5054 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy lies about 55 million light years away from Earth based on redshift-independent methods, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 5054 is approximately 85,000 light years across.

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