NGC 4487
NGC 4487
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Spiral
type · Sc
48 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
48k ly
across
11.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 48 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 4487 as it looked roughly 48 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 4504Spiral1.8 million ly
apartNGC 4597Spiral2.7 million ly
apartNGC 4546Elliptical3.8 million ly
apartNGC 4802Lenticular6.1 million ly
apartNGC 4592Spiral7.0 million ly
apartNGC 4691Lenticular7.1 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 4597Spiral2.7 million ly
apartNGC 4546Elliptical3.8 million ly
apartNGC 4802Lenticular6.1 million ly
apartNGC 4592Spiral7.0 million ly
apartNGC 4691Lenticular7.1 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).