NGC 201
NGC 201
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Spiral
type · Sc
204 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
102k ly
across
13.0
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 204 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 201 as it looked roughly 204 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 192Spiral2.0 million ly
apartNGC 173Spiral4.5 million ly
apartNGC 197Lenticular5.6 million ly
apartNGC 170Elliptical6.4 million ly
apartNGC 196Lenticular6.6 million ly
apartNGC 237Spiral9.3 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 173Spiral4.5 million ly
apartNGC 197Lenticular5.6 million ly
apartNGC 170Elliptical6.4 million ly
apartNGC 196Lenticular6.6 million ly
apartNGC 237Spiral9.3 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).