NGC 1215
NGC 1215
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Spiral
type · Sab
228 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
111k ly
across
15.0
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 228 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 1215 as it looked roughly 228 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 1214Lenticular2.9 million ly
apartNGC 1185Barred spiral5.6 million ly
apartIC 1897Lenticular6.3 million ly
apartNGC 1238Elliptical7.3 million ly
apartNGC 1216Lenticular7.5 million ly
apartNGC 1154Spiral14 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 1185Barred spiral5.6 million ly
apartIC 1897Lenticular6.3 million ly
apartNGC 1238Elliptical7.3 million ly
apartNGC 1216Lenticular7.5 million ly
apartNGC 1154Spiral14 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).