NGC 6407

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NGC 6407 est une vaste* galaxie lenticulaire située dans la constellation du Paon. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 4 638 ± 32 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 68,4 ± 4,8 Mpc (∼223 millions d'al). NGC 6407 a été découverte par l'astronome britannique John Herschel en 1834.

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