NGC 1621
NGC 1621
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
209 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
81k ly
across
14.8
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 209 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 1621 as it looked roughly 209 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 1613Lenticular4.3 million ly
apartNGC 1604Lenticular4.4 million ly
apartNGC 1610Spiral7.0 million ly
apartNGC 1594Barred spiral8.5 million ly
apartNGC 1609Lenticular9.2 million ly
apartIC 387Spiral9.9 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 1604Lenticular4.4 million ly
apartNGC 1610Spiral7.0 million ly
apartNGC 1594Barred spiral8.5 million ly
apartNGC 1609Lenticular9.2 million ly
apartIC 387Spiral9.9 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).