Episode 3474
NGC 5054
Sat, 2026-Nov-07 00:33 UTC
Length - 1:34
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.
The random article for Saturday, 7 November 2026, is NGC 5054.
NGC 5054 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy lies about 55 million light years away from Earth based on redshift-independent methods, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 5054 is approximately 85,000 light years across. Based on redshift the galaxy lies about 80 million light years away. It was discovered by William Herschel on December 31, 1785. It is included in the Herschel 400 Catalogue. It lies about 6 degrees southwest of Spica and near the star 53 Virginis.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:33 UTC on Saturday, 7 November 2026.
For the full current version of the article, see NGC 5054 on Wikipedia.
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