NGC 1131
NGC 1131
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
249 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
39k ly
across
15.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 249 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 1131 as it looked roughly 249 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
IC 265Elliptical1.1 million ly
apartNGC 1129Elliptical2.9 million ly
apartIC 266Lenticular6.7 million ly
apartIC 262Lenticular6.8 million ly
apartIC 259Lenticular7.9 million ly
apartNGC 1175Lenticular12 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 1129Elliptical2.9 million ly
apartIC 266Lenticular6.7 million ly
apartIC 262Lenticular6.8 million ly
apartIC 259Lenticular7.9 million ly
apartNGC 1175Lenticular12 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).