NGC 259
NGC 259
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · Sbc
191 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
159k ly
across
13.7
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 191 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 259 as it looked roughly 191 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 271Spiral3.6 million ly
apartNGC 245Barred spiral4.0 million ly
apartNGC 307Lenticular8.9 million ly
apartNGC 279Lenticular11 million ly
apartNGC 237Spiral11 million ly
apartNGC 353Barred spiral13 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 245Barred spiral4.0 million ly
apartNGC 307Lenticular8.9 million ly
apartNGC 279Lenticular11 million ly
apartNGC 237Spiral11 million ly
apartNGC 353Barred spiral13 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).