NGC 3248
NGC 3248
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Lenticular
type · S0
68 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
34k ly
across
13.8
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 68 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 3248 as it looked roughly 68 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 3193Elliptical4.5 million ly
apartNGC 3213Barred spiral5.9 million ly
apartNGC 3301Lenticular6.3 million ly
apartNGC 3187Barred spiral6.6 million ly
apartNGC 3277Spiral7.0 million ly
apartNGC 3265Elliptical7.2 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 3213Barred spiral5.9 million ly
apartNGC 3301Lenticular6.3 million ly
apartNGC 3187Barred spiral6.6 million ly
apartNGC 3277Spiral7.0 million ly
apartNGC 3265Elliptical7.2 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).