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The long-standing argument as to whether the Hubble constant is closer to 50 or 100 km s−1 Mpc−1 may be due to large local disturbances in galactic motions caused by excess mass in the Coma-Sculptor cloud. Outside this region, a value of 85 to 95 km s−1 Mpc−1 is consistently found.
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Tully, R. Origin of the Hubble constant controversy. Nature 334, 209–212 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1038/334209a0
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