NGC 2326
NGC 2326
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · Sb
279 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
166k ly
across
14.2
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 279 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 2326 as it looked roughly 279 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 2340Elliptical3.7 million ly
apartNGC 2332Lenticular6.6 million ly
apartNGC 2326ASpiral7.4 million ly
apartNGC 2334Lenticular8.3 million ly
apartNGC 2315Lenticular8.7 million ly
apartIC 460Galaxy11 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 2332Lenticular6.6 million ly
apartNGC 2326ASpiral7.4 million ly
apartNGC 2334Lenticular8.3 million ly
apartNGC 2315Lenticular8.7 million ly
apartIC 460Galaxy11 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).