NGC 7637

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NGC 7637 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Octans. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 3711 ± 3 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 178.5 ± 12.5 Mly (54.73 ± 3.83 Mpc). It was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on 17 October 1835.

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Image: Legacy Surveys / D.Lang (Perimeter Institute) & Meli thev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.