NGC 187
NGC 187
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · SBc
183 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
81k ly
across
14.0
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 183 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 187 as it looked roughly 183 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 207Spiral3.7 million ly
apartIC 41Galaxy4.3 million ly
apartNGC 209Elliptical13 million ly
apartNGC 217Barred spiral15 million ly
apartNGC 171Spiral17 million ly
apartNGC 151Barred spiral18 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 41Galaxy4.3 million ly
apartNGC 209Elliptical13 million ly
apartNGC 217Barred spiral15 million ly
apartNGC 171Spiral17 million ly
apartNGC 151Barred spiral18 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).