NGC 293
NGC 293
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · Sb
262 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
86k ly
across
15.1
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 262 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 293 as it looked roughly 262 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 291Barred spiral7.6 million ly
apartNGC 347Galaxy8.9 million ly
apartNGC 349Elliptical10 million ly
apartNGC 268Barred spiral12 million ly
apartNGC 342Elliptical12 million ly
apartNGC 325Spiral12 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 347Galaxy8.9 million ly
apartNGC 349Elliptical10 million ly
apartNGC 268Barred spiral12 million ly
apartNGC 342Elliptical12 million ly
apartNGC 325Spiral12 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).