NGC 194
NGC 194
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
241 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
121k ly
across
12.1
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 241 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 194 as it looked roughly 241 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 200Barred spiral1.1 million ly
apartNGC 208Spiral3.2 million ly
apartNGC 182Spiral3.2 million ly
apartNGC 203Lenticular4.0 million ly
apartNGC 198Spiral4.5 million ly
apartIC 40Barred spiral12 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 208Spiral3.2 million ly
apartNGC 182Spiral3.2 million ly
apartNGC 203Lenticular4.0 million ly
apartNGC 198Spiral4.5 million ly
apartIC 40Barred spiral12 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).