NGC 275
NGC 275
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · SBc
81 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
41k ly
across
12.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 81 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 275 as it looked roughly 81 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 298Spiral1.7 million ly
apartNGC 274Elliptical3.2 million ly
apartNGC 337Barred spiral4.9 million ly
apartNGC 157Spiral6.9 million ly
apartIC 51Lenticular9.1 million ly
apartNGC 255Barred spiral9.2 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 274Elliptical3.2 million ly
apartNGC 337Barred spiral4.9 million ly
apartNGC 157Spiral6.9 million ly
apartIC 51Lenticular9.1 million ly
apartNGC 255Barred spiral9.2 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).