IC 2881
IC 2881
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Galaxy
morphology
1.3 billion ly
from Earth · from redshift
118k ly
across
18.5
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 1.3 billion ly from home, you are seeing IC 2881 as it looked roughly 1.3 billion 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
IC 2771Spiral92 million ly
apartIC 2900Barred spiral96 million ly
apartIC 2725Elliptical100 million ly
apartIC 2788Galaxy120 million ly
apartIC 2845Lenticular120 million ly
apartIC 2734Barred spiral130 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 2900Barred spiral96 million ly
apartIC 2725Elliptical100 million ly
apartIC 2788Galaxy120 million ly
apartIC 2845Lenticular120 million ly
apartIC 2734Barred spiral130 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).