NGC 3987

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NGC 3987 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 4,810±10 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 231.4 ± 16.2 Mly (70.94 ± 4.98 Mpc). However, 23 non-redshift measurements give a closer distance of 196.49 ± 4.62 Mly (60.243 ± 1.415 Mpc).

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