NGC 2663
NGC 2663
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
99 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
112k ly
across
10.6
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 99 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 2663 as it looked roughly 99 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 2888Elliptical19 million ly
apartIC 2311Elliptical21 million ly
apartNGC 2904Elliptical23 million ly
apartNGC 2821Barred spiral24 million ly
apartNGC 2845Lenticular24 million ly
apartNGC 2891Elliptical25 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 2311Elliptical21 million ly
apartNGC 2904Elliptical23 million ly
apartNGC 2821Barred spiral24 million ly
apartNGC 2845Lenticular24 million ly
apartNGC 2891Elliptical25 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).