NGC 388
NGC 388
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
254 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
43k ly
across
14.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 254 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 388 as it looked roughly 254 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 373Elliptical2.8 million ly
apartNGC 386Elliptical5.2 million ly
apartNGC 379Lenticular6.4 million ly
apartIC 1648Lenticular7.8 million ly
apartNGC 407Lenticular7.9 million ly
apartNGC 410Elliptical9.0 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 386Elliptical5.2 million ly
apartNGC 379Lenticular6.4 million ly
apartIC 1648Lenticular7.8 million ly
apartNGC 407Lenticular7.9 million ly
apartNGC 410Elliptical9.0 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).