NGC 926
NGC 926
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · Sbc
298 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
152k ly
across
13.3
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 298 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 926 as it looked roughly 298 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 934Elliptical4.6 million ly
apartIC 232Elliptical11 million ly
apartIC 234Barred spiral12 million ly
apartIC 237Barred spiral14 million ly
apartNGC 867Lenticular14 million ly
apartIC 218Barred spiral15 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 232Elliptical11 million ly
apartIC 234Barred spiral12 million ly
apartIC 237Barred spiral14 million ly
apartNGC 867Lenticular14 million ly
apartIC 218Barred spiral15 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).