NGC 5508

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NGC 5508 is a very large and distant spiral galaxy located in the constellation Boötes. Its velocity relative to the cosmic microwave background is 11,615 ± 15 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble's law of 171 ± 12 Mpc (~558 million light-years). It was discovered by French astronomer Édouard Stephan in 1882.

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