IC 126
IC 126
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Galaxy
morphology
266 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
69k ly
across
15.7
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 266 million ly from home, you are seeing IC 126 as it looked roughly 266 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 564Elliptical3.2 million ly
apartNGC 557Lenticular6.4 million ly
apartIC 1696Elliptical7.6 million ly
apartIC 1705Elliptical8.8 million ly
apartNGC 570Spiral9.8 million ly
apartNGC 547Elliptical11 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 557Lenticular6.4 million ly
apartIC 1696Elliptical7.6 million ly
apartIC 1705Elliptical8.8 million ly
apartNGC 570Spiral9.8 million ly
apartNGC 547Elliptical11 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).