IC 3591
IC 3591
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Irregular
type · I
76 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
18k ly
across
14.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 76 million ly from home, you are seeing IC 3591 as it looked roughly 76 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 4570Lenticular4.8 million ly
apartNGC 4324Lenticular5.3 million ly
apartIC 3693Elliptical5.7 million ly
apartNGC 4496ASpiral6.1 million ly
apartIC 3131Elliptical6.2 million ly
apartNGC 4527Spiral6.3 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 4324Lenticular5.3 million ly
apartIC 3693Elliptical5.7 million ly
apartNGC 4496ASpiral6.1 million ly
apartIC 3131Elliptical6.2 million ly
apartNGC 4527Spiral6.3 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).