NGC 3554
NGC 3554
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
405 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
87k ly
across
15.2
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 405 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 3554 as it looked roughly 405 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
the GuitarLenticular3.8 million ly
apartNGC 3515Barred spiral12 million ly
apartNGC 3493Barred spiral20 million ly
apartNGC 3612Spiral25 million ly
apartNGC 3609Spiral33 million ly
apartNGC 3653Lenticular37 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 3515Barred spiral12 million ly
apartNGC 3493Barred spiral20 million ly
apartNGC 3612Spiral25 million ly
apartNGC 3609Spiral33 million ly
apartNGC 3653Lenticular37 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).