NGC 5334

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NGC 5334 is a face-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1668 ± 20Script error: No such module "String".km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of Script error: No such module "convert"..[1] However, five non-redshift measurements give a distance of Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 15 April 1787.[3] It was also observed by American astronomer Lewis Swift on 20 April 1897 and listed in the Index Catalogue as IC 4338.[3]

NGC 5334 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.[4]

Although no supernovae have been observed in NGC 5334 yet, a luminous blue variable, designated SNScript error: No such module "String".2003gm (type LBV, mag. 17), was discovered on 6 July 2003.[5][6]

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