NGC 5859

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NGC 5859 est une vaste (?) galaxie spirale barrée située dans la constellation du Bouvier. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 4 925 ± 12 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 72,6 ± 5,1 Mpc (∼237 millions d'al).

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