NGC 1189
NGC 1189
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Spiral
type · Sd
119 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
49k ly
across
14.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 119 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 1189 as it looked roughly 119 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 1209Elliptical3.1 million ly
apartNGC 1190Lenticular3.5 million ly
apartNGC 1199Elliptical7.3 million ly
apartNGC 1231Spiral8.6 million ly
apartNGC 1188Lenticular8.6 million ly
apartNGC 1290Galaxy8.8 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 1190Lenticular3.5 million ly
apartNGC 1199Elliptical7.3 million ly
apartNGC 1231Spiral8.6 million ly
apartNGC 1188Lenticular8.6 million ly
apartNGC 1290Galaxy8.8 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).