NGC 289
NGC 289
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · SBbc
76 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
74k ly
across
11.2
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 76 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 289 as it looked roughly 76 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 254Lenticular3.3 million ly
apartNGC 148Lenticular6.0 million ly
apartNGC 423Lenticular6.2 million ly
apartIC 1555Spiral6.5 million ly
apartNGC 134Spiral7.0 million ly
apartNGC 150Barred spiral7.4 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 148Lenticular6.0 million ly
apartNGC 423Lenticular6.2 million ly
apartIC 1555Spiral6.5 million ly
apartNGC 134Spiral7.0 million ly
apartNGC 150Barred spiral7.4 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).