NGC 541
NGC 541
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
253 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
159k ly
across
12.2
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 253 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 541 as it looked roughly 253 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 548Elliptical1.5 million ly
apartNGC 560Lenticular3.9 million ly
apartNGC 547Elliptical3.9 million ly
apartNGC 545Elliptical4.0 million ly
apartNGC 538Barred spiral5.0 million ly
apartNGC 519Elliptical5.3 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 560Lenticular3.9 million ly
apartNGC 547Elliptical3.9 million ly
apartNGC 545Elliptical4.0 million ly
apartNGC 538Barred spiral5.0 million ly
apartNGC 519Elliptical5.3 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).