NGC 2407
NGC 2407
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E-S0
392 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
156k ly
across
15.1
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 392 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 2407 as it looked roughly 392 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 2406Elliptical5.1 million ly
apartIC 2188Lenticular26 million ly
apartIC 2187Elliptical27 million ly
apartNGC 2398Elliptical48 million ly
apartIC 474Lenticular60 million ly
apartIC 2191Elliptical63 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 2188Lenticular26 million ly
apartIC 2187Elliptical27 million ly
apartNGC 2398Elliptical48 million ly
apartIC 474Lenticular60 million ly
apartIC 2191Elliptical63 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).