NGC 6688

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NGC 6688 est une vaste (?) galaxie lenticulaire située dans la constellation de la Lyre. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 5 350 ± 17 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 78,9 ± 5,5 Mpc (∼257 millions d'al). NGC 6688 a été découverte par l'astronome allemand Albert Marth en 1887.

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