NGC 5875

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NGC 5875 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Boötes. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3585 ± 6 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 52.87 ± 3.70 Mpc (~173 million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 1 May 1788.

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