NGC 7808

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NGC 7808 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Cetus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 8521 ± 24 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 125.67 ± 8.80 Mpc (~410 million light-years). It was discovered by American astronomer Frank Muller in 1886.

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