NGC 529
NGC 529
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E-S0
228 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
148k ly
across
12.1
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 228 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 529 as it looked roughly 228 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 523Barred spiral3.3 million ly
apartIC 1683Barred spiral3.8 million ly
apartNGC 512Spiral4.3 million ly
apartNGC 528Lenticular5.6 million ly
apartNGC 507Elliptical6.2 million ly
apartNGC 501Elliptical6.2 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 1683Barred spiral3.8 million ly
apartNGC 512Spiral4.3 million ly
apartNGC 528Lenticular5.6 million ly
apartNGC 507Elliptical6.2 million ly
apartNGC 501Elliptical6.2 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).