NGC 934
NGC 934
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E-S0
294 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
97k ly
across
13.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 294 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 934 as it looked roughly 294 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 926Barred spiral4.6 million ly
apartIC 234Barred spiral7.5 million ly
apartIC 232Elliptical9.2 million ly
apartIC 237Barred spiral11 million ly
apartNGC 867Lenticular16 million ly
apartIC 218Barred spiral18 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 234Barred spiral7.5 million ly
apartIC 232Elliptical9.2 million ly
apartIC 237Barred spiral11 million ly
apartNGC 867Lenticular16 million ly
apartIC 218Barred spiral18 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).