NGC 2233
NGC 2233
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
337 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
96k ly
across
14.9
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 337 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 2233 as it looked roughly 337 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 2228Lenticular6.5 million ly
apartNGC 2230Elliptical38 million ly
apartNGC 2235Elliptical49 million ly
apartNGC 2178Elliptical50 million ly
apartNGC 2229Lenticular55 million ly
apartNGC 2205Elliptical57 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 2230Elliptical38 million ly
apartNGC 2235Elliptical49 million ly
apartNGC 2178Elliptical50 million ly
apartNGC 2229Lenticular55 million ly
apartNGC 2205Elliptical57 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).