NGC 3642
NGC 3642
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · Sbc
74 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
92k ly
across
12.2
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 74 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 3642 as it looked roughly 74 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 3619Lenticular1.9 million ly
apartNGC 3543Barred spiral5.1 million ly
apartNGC 3499Lenticular5.8 million ly
apartNGC 3683Barred spiral7.2 million ly
apartNGC 3610Elliptical8.6 million ly
apartNGC 3846AIrregular9.7 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 3543Barred spiral5.1 million ly
apartNGC 3499Lenticular5.8 million ly
apartNGC 3683Barred spiral7.2 million ly
apartNGC 3610Elliptical8.6 million ly
apartNGC 3846AIrregular9.7 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).