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galaxy
NGC 1385 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Fornax. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1381 ± 9 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 66.4 ± 4.7 Mly (20.37 ± 1.43 Mpc). However, 30 non redshift measurements give a closer distance of 52.18 ± 7.22 Mly (15.999 ± 2.215 Mpc). The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 17 November 1784.
