NGC 5784

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NGC 5784 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Boötes. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 5493 ± 18 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 81.01 ± 5.68 Mpc (~264 million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 9 April 1787.

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