NGC 1217

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NGC 1217 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Fornax. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 6,282±15 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 302.2 ± 21.2 Mly (92.66 ± 6.49 Mpc).

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