NGC 3311
NGC 3311
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E-S0
181 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
138k ly
across
11.3
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 181 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 3311 as it looked roughly 181 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 3316Lenticular4.1 million ly
apartNGC 3307Lenticular4.2 million ly
apartNGC 3315Elliptical4.4 million ly
apartNGC 3305Elliptical5.7 million ly
apartNGC 3336Spiral6.1 million ly
apartNGC 3309Elliptical9.5 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 3307Lenticular4.2 million ly
apartNGC 3315Elliptical4.4 million ly
apartNGC 3305Elliptical5.7 million ly
apartNGC 3336Spiral6.1 million ly
apartNGC 3309Elliptical9.5 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).