NGC 2274
NGC 2274
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
239 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
124k ly
across
13.5
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 239 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 2274 as it looked roughly 239 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 2294Elliptical3.7 million ly
apartNGC 2291Lenticular3.8 million ly
apartNGC 2290Spiral4.9 million ly
apartNGC 2289Lenticular7.1 million ly
apartNGC 2275Spiral12 million ly
apartNGC 2288Galaxy15 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 2291Lenticular3.8 million ly
apartNGC 2290Spiral4.9 million ly
apartNGC 2289Lenticular7.1 million ly
apartNGC 2275Spiral12 million ly
apartNGC 2288Galaxy15 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).