NGC 6487

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NGC 6487 est une vaste galaxie elliptique située dans la constellation d'Hercule. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 7 432 ± 15 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 109,6 ± 7,3 Mpc (∼357 millions d'al). NGC 6487 a été découverte par l'astronome français Édouard Stephan en 1880.

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