NGC 1293
NGC 1293
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
192 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
48k ly
across
13.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 192 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 1293 as it looked roughly 192 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 1281Elliptical4.5 million ly
apartIC 309Lenticular5.0 million ly
apartNGC 1334Barred spiral7.0 million ly
apartIC 311Barred spiral9.7 million ly
apartIC 313Elliptical14 million ly
apartNGC 1164Spiral14 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 309Lenticular5.0 million ly
apartNGC 1334Barred spiral7.0 million ly
apartIC 311Barred spiral9.7 million ly
apartIC 313Elliptical14 million ly
apartNGC 1164Spiral14 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).