NGC 5542

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NGC 5542 est une galaxie spirale située dans la constellation du Bouvier. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 7 977 ± 17 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 117,7 ± 8,2 Mpc (∼384 millions d'al). NGC 5542 a été découverte par l'ingénieur irlandais Bindon Stoney en 1851.

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