NGC 2315
NGC 2315
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Lenticular
type · S0-a
286 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
131k ly
across
14.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 286 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 2315 as it looked roughly 286 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 2326ASpiral4.8 million ly
apartNGC 2321Spiral6.0 million ly
apartNGC 2334Lenticular7.4 million ly
apartIC 460Galaxy7.4 million ly
apartNGC 2322Barred spiral7.7 million ly
apartNGC 2326Barred spiral8.7 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 2321Spiral6.0 million ly
apartNGC 2334Lenticular7.4 million ly
apartIC 460Galaxy7.4 million ly
apartNGC 2322Barred spiral7.7 million ly
apartNGC 2326Barred spiral8.7 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).