NGC 5164

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NGC 5164 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 7,335±10 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 352.8 ± 24.7 Mly (108.18 ± 7.57 Mpc). It was discovered by William Herschel on 14 April 1789.

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