IC 2376
IC 2376
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
623 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
161k ly
across
14.6
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 623 million ly from home, you are seeing IC 2376 as it looked roughly 623 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
IC 2383Elliptical43 million ly
apartIC 2378Elliptical80 million ly
apartIC 2218Elliptical92 million ly
apartIC 2401Lenticular100 million ly
apartIC 2427Elliptical110 million ly
apartIC 2380Lenticular110 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 2378Elliptical80 million ly
apartIC 2218Elliptical92 million ly
apartIC 2401Lenticular100 million ly
apartIC 2427Elliptical110 million ly
apartIC 2380Lenticular110 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).