NGC 271
NGC 271
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Spiral
type · Sab
191 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
132k ly
across
13.2
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 191 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 271 as it looked roughly 191 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 259Barred spiral3.6 million ly
apartNGC 245Barred spiral4.0 million ly
apartNGC 307Lenticular6.7 million ly
apartNGC 237Spiral10 million ly
apartNGC 353Barred spiral10 million ly
apartNGC 279Lenticular10 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 245Barred spiral4.0 million ly
apartNGC 307Lenticular6.7 million ly
apartNGC 237Spiral10 million ly
apartNGC 353Barred spiral10 million ly
apartNGC 279Lenticular10 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).