NGC 227
NGC 227
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
249 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
138k ly
across
12.2
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 249 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 227 as it looked roughly 249 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 223Lenticular10 million ly
apartNGC 219Elliptical12 million ly
apartIC 40Barred spiral18 million ly
apartNGC 198Spiral19 million ly
apartNGC 182Spiral20 million ly
apartNGC 268Barred spiral20 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 219Elliptical12 million ly
apartIC 40Barred spiral18 million ly
apartNGC 198Spiral19 million ly
apartNGC 182Spiral20 million ly
apartNGC 268Barred spiral20 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).