NGC 2734
NGC 2734
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Lenticular
type · S0-a
764 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
204k ly
across
15.7
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 764 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 2734 as it looked roughly 764 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
BrowningIrregular73 million ly
apartNGC 2647Lenticular75 million ly
apartIC 2431 NED01Spiral76 million ly
apartIC 2486Barred spiral190 million ly
apartIC 2307Lenticular200 million ly
apartIC 495Elliptical200 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 2647Lenticular75 million ly
apartIC 2431 NED01Spiral76 million ly
apartIC 2486Barred spiral190 million ly
apartIC 2307Lenticular200 million ly
apartIC 495Elliptical200 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).