NGC 7242

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NGC 7242 est une vaste galaxie elliptique située dans la constellation du Lézard. Sa vitesse par rapport au fond diffus cosmologique est de 5 672 ± 60 km/s, ce qui correspond à une distance de Hubble de 83,7 ± 6,0 Mpc (∼273 millions d'al). NGC 7242 a été découverte par français Auguste Voigt en 1865.

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