NGC 5688

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NGC 5688 est une vaste galaxie spirale barrée située dans la constellation du Loup. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 2 993 ± 14 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 44,1 ± 3,1 Mpc (∼144 millions d'al). NGC 5688 a été découverte par l'astronome britannique John Herschel en 1834.

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