NGC 2289
NGC 2289
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Lenticular
type · S0
233 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
82k ly
across
13.2
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 233 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 2289 as it looked roughly 233 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 2290Spiral2.7 million ly
apartNGC 2294Elliptical5.0 million ly
apartNGC 2275Spiral6.2 million ly
apartNGC 2274Elliptical7.1 million ly
apartNGC 2291Lenticular8.4 million ly
apartNGC 2333Spiral20 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 2294Elliptical5.0 million ly
apartNGC 2275Spiral6.2 million ly
apartNGC 2274Elliptical7.1 million ly
apartNGC 2291Lenticular8.4 million ly
apartNGC 2333Spiral20 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).