NGC 5959

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NGC 5959 est une vaste galaxie elliptique située dans la constellation de la Balance. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 7 350 ± 21 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 108,4 ± 7,6 Mpc (∼354 millions d'al). NGC 5959 a été découverte par l'astronome américain Ormond Stone en 1886.

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