NGC 6877

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NGC 6877 est une vaste galaxie elliptique située dans la constellation du Paon. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 4 395 ± 27 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 64,8 ± 4,6 Mpc (∼211 millions d'al). NGC 6877 a été découverte par l'astronome britannique John Herschel en 1835.

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