NGC 274
NGC 274
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E-S0
78 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
29k ly
across
13.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 78 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 274 as it looked roughly 78 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 337Barred spiral3.1 million ly
apartNGC 275Barred spiral3.2 million ly
apartNGC 298Spiral4.3 million ly
apartNGC 157Spiral5.8 million ly
apartNGC 255Barred spiral7.0 million ly
apartIC 51Lenticular9.3 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 275Barred spiral3.2 million ly
apartNGC 298Spiral4.3 million ly
apartNGC 157Spiral5.8 million ly
apartNGC 255Barred spiral7.0 million ly
apartIC 51Lenticular9.3 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).