NGC 1083
NGC 1083
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · Sb
191 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
86k ly
across
15.2
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 191 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 1083 as it looked roughly 191 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 1081Barred spiral3.2 million ly
apartIC 1853Barred spiral5.9 million ly
apartNGC 1103Barred spiral6.8 million ly
apartNGC 1118Lenticular12 million ly
apartNGC 1119Lenticular15 million ly
apartNGC 1162Elliptical17 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 1853Barred spiral5.9 million ly
apartNGC 1103Barred spiral6.8 million ly
apartNGC 1118Lenticular12 million ly
apartNGC 1119Lenticular15 million ly
apartNGC 1162Elliptical17 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).