NGC 1017
NGC 1017
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Irregular
type · I
383 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
76k ly
across
14.9
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 383 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 1017 as it looked roughly 383 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 1013Lenticular8.5 million ly
apartIC 247Barred spiral13 million ly
apartNGC 1089Elliptical31 million ly
apartNGC 1120Elliptical32 million ly
apartIC 269Lenticular36 million ly
apartNGC 1105Barred spiral36 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 247Barred spiral13 million ly
apartNGC 1089Elliptical31 million ly
apartNGC 1120Elliptical32 million ly
apartIC 269Lenticular36 million ly
apartNGC 1105Barred spiral36 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).