NGC 2791
NGC 2791
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Lenticular
type · S0-a
393 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
102k ly
across
15.8
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 393 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 2791 as it looked roughly 393 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 2795Elliptical7.3 million ly
apartIC 2454Spiral9.0 million ly
apartNGC 2774Elliptical11 million ly
apartNGC 2809Lenticular18 million ly
apartNGC 2802Lenticular18 million ly
apartNGC 2807ABarred spiral18 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 2454Spiral9.0 million ly
apartNGC 2774Elliptical11 million ly
apartNGC 2809Lenticular18 million ly
apartNGC 2802Lenticular18 million ly
apartNGC 2807ABarred spiral18 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).