NGC 1238
NGC 1238
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
233 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
103k ly
across
14.3
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 233 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 1238 as it looked roughly 233 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 1897Lenticular2.2 million ly
apartNGC 1216Lenticular6.7 million ly
apartNGC 1215Spiral7.3 million ly
apartNGC 1214Lenticular9.4 million ly
apartNGC 1185Barred spiral13 million ly
apartNGC 1295Lenticular16 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 1216Lenticular6.7 million ly
apartNGC 1215Spiral7.3 million ly
apartNGC 1214Lenticular9.4 million ly
apartNGC 1185Barred spiral13 million ly
apartNGC 1295Lenticular16 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).