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EntityQ1120070· pop 31· linked from 635 articles

galaxy

Key facts

Constellation
Virgo
Right ascension
14 06 31.999
Declination
+06 ° 01 ′ 45.86 ″
Heliocentric radial velocity
1021 km/s
Distance
67.2 Mly (20.61 Mpc )
Type
Sb

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Encyclopedic overview

NGC 5470 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located between 43 and 68 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer John Herschel in 1830. It is a member of the Virgo III Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out to the east of the Virgo Supercluster of galaxies.

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