NGC 7117

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NGC 7117 est une vaste galaxie lenticulaire située dans la constellation de la Grue. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 5 393 ± 25 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 79,6 ± 5,6 Mpc (∼260 millions d'al). NGC 7117 a été découverte par l'astronome britannique John Herschel en 1834.

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