NGC 3674
NGC 3674
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Lenticular
type · S0
94 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
43k ly
across
13.0
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 94 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 3674 as it looked roughly 94 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 3613Elliptical2.3 million ly
apartNGC 3625Barred spiral4.2 million ly
apartNGC 3530Lenticular5.2 million ly
apartNGC 3589Spiral6.8 million ly
apartNGC 3669Spiral7.5 million ly
apartNGC 3445Spiral7.6 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 3625Barred spiral4.2 million ly
apartNGC 3530Lenticular5.2 million ly
apartNGC 3589Spiral6.8 million ly
apartNGC 3669Spiral7.5 million ly
apartNGC 3445Spiral7.6 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).