NGC 5665

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NGC 5665 is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Boötes. It was discovered on January 30, 1784 by German-British astronomer William Herschel. This galaxy is located at a distance of 53.6 ± 7.7 million light-years (16.44 ± 2.37 Mpc), and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 2,237 km/s.

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