NGC 3147
NGC 3147
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · Sbc
131 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
156k ly
across
11.9
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 131 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 3147 as it looked roughly 131 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 3348Elliptical5.4 million ly
apartNGC 3155Barred spiral6.7 million ly
apartNGC 3364Spiral7.1 million ly
apartNGC 3516Lenticular11 million ly
apartNGC 3183Barred spiral13 million ly
apartNGC 3735Spiral16 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 3155Barred spiral6.7 million ly
apartNGC 3364Spiral7.1 million ly
apartNGC 3516Lenticular11 million ly
apartNGC 3183Barred spiral13 million ly
apartNGC 3735Spiral16 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).