NGC 1129
NGC 1129
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
246 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
202k ly
across
13.6
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 246 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 1129 as it looked roughly 246 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 1131Elliptical2.9 million ly
apartIC 265Elliptical3.9 million ly
apartIC 266Lenticular4.2 million ly
apartIC 262Lenticular8.5 million ly
apartIC 259Lenticular10 million ly
apartIC 288Spiral12 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 265Elliptical3.9 million ly
apartIC 266Lenticular4.2 million ly
apartIC 262Lenticular8.5 million ly
apartIC 259Lenticular10 million ly
apartIC 288Spiral12 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).