NGC 5898

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NGC 5898 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Libra. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 2301 ± 13 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 33.93 ± 2.38 Mpc (~111 million light-years). It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 21 May 1784.

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