NGC 3613
NGC 3613
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
94 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
97k ly
across
10.8
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 94 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 3613 as it looked roughly 94 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 3674Lenticular2.3 million ly
apartNGC 3625Barred spiral3.9 million ly
apartNGC 3530Lenticular4.3 million ly
apartNGC 3589Spiral5.0 million ly
apartNGC 3445Spiral6.1 million ly
apartNGC 3440Barred spiral7.2 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 3625Barred spiral3.9 million ly
apartNGC 3530Lenticular4.3 million ly
apartNGC 3589Spiral5.0 million ly
apartNGC 3445Spiral6.1 million ly
apartNGC 3440Barred spiral7.2 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).