NGC 2295
NGC 2295
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Spiral
type · Sab
76 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
51k ly
across
13.6
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 76 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 2295 as it looked roughly 76 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 2217Lenticular7.6 million ly
apartIC 456Lenticular7.7 million ly
apartNGC 2267Lenticular8.7 million ly
apartIC 2158Barred spiral12 million ly
apartNGC 2280Spiral13 million ly
apartNGC 2380Lenticular13 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 456Lenticular7.7 million ly
apartNGC 2267Lenticular8.7 million ly
apartIC 2158Barred spiral12 million ly
apartNGC 2280Spiral13 million ly
apartNGC 2380Lenticular13 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).