IC 1714
IC 1714
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Galaxy
morphology
261 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
47k ly
across
16.6
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 261 million ly from home, you are seeing IC 1714 as it looked roughly 261 million years ago. The photons left before that much of history had passed, and are only now reaching us. This distance is estimated from the galaxy's redshift, so the lookback time is approximate.
Nearest galaxies
NGC 601Galaxy3.8 million ly
apartNGC 599Elliptical7.4 million ly
apartIC 129Lenticular14 million ly
apartIC 128Barred spiral14 million ly
apartIC 160Elliptical15 million ly
apartNGC 594Barred spiral17 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 599Elliptical7.4 million ly
apartIC 129Lenticular14 million ly
apartIC 128Barred spiral14 million ly
apartIC 160Elliptical15 million ly
apartNGC 594Barred spiral17 million ly
apart
Source: structural data (position, morphology, brightness, redshift) from OpenNGC (CC BY-SA). Distance computed by gravityfinder from redshift via Hubble's law (H0 = 70 km/s/Mpc).