NGC 237
NGC 237
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Spiral
type · SABc
196 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
74k ly
across
13.6
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 196 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 237 as it looked roughly 196 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 196Lenticular5.2 million ly
apartNGC 197Lenticular5.6 million ly
apartNGC 245Barred spiral7.4 million ly
apartNGC 192Spiral7.8 million ly
apartNGC 201Spiral9.3 million ly
apartNGC 170Elliptical9.6 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 197Lenticular5.6 million ly
apartNGC 245Barred spiral7.4 million ly
apartNGC 192Spiral7.8 million ly
apartNGC 201Spiral9.3 million ly
apartNGC 170Elliptical9.6 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).