NGC 255
NGC 255
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · Sbc
74 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
44k ly
across
11.9
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 74 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 255 as it looked roughly 74 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 210Spiral4.4 million ly
apartNGC 157Spiral6.8 million ly
apartIC 51Lenticular6.8 million ly
apartNGC 274Elliptical7.0 million ly
apartNGC 337Barred spiral7.2 million ly
apartNGC 178Barred spiral7.5 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 157Spiral6.8 million ly
apartIC 51Lenticular6.8 million ly
apartNGC 274Elliptical7.0 million ly
apartNGC 337Barred spiral7.2 million ly
apartNGC 178Barred spiral7.5 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).