NGC 5885

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NGC 5885 is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Libra. Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 2,185 ± 13 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 32.3 ± 2.3 Mpc (~105 million ly). NGC 5885 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel in 1784.

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