NGC 2688
NGC 2688
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · Sb
727 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
99k ly
across
16.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 727 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 2688 as it looked roughly 727 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 2686AElliptical1.2 million ly
apartNGC 2687BElliptical37 million ly
apartNGC 2656Elliptical110 million ly
apartNGC 2600Barred spiral110 million ly
apartNGC 2602Lenticular120 million ly
apartNGC 2606Barred spiral120 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 2687BElliptical37 million ly
apartNGC 2656Elliptical110 million ly
apartNGC 2600Barred spiral110 million ly
apartNGC 2602Lenticular120 million ly
apartNGC 2606Barred spiral120 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).