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The elliptical galaxy NGC 4889 is the largest galaxy in the Coma Cluster (shown in the image below taken by the Hubble Space Telescope). After analysing the spectrum of NGC 4889, an astronomer identifies a spectral line as being CaII (singly ionised Calcium) with a measured wavelength of 401.8 nm. The true, rest wavelength of this spectral line, measured in a lab, is 393.3 nm. Using a Hubble constant of ?0 = 70 km/s/Mpc, find the distance to this galaxy cluster. Give your answer in megaparsecs and in light-years.
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