NGC 382
NGC 382
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
244 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
17k ly
across
14.5
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 244 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 382 as it looked roughly 244 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 399Spiral2.1 million ly
apartNGC 410Elliptical4.9 million ly
apartNGC 383Elliptical6.8 million ly
apartIC 1652Lenticular7.6 million ly
apartNGC 403Lenticular8.1 million ly
apartNGC 388Elliptical9.4 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 410Elliptical4.9 million ly
apartNGC 383Elliptical6.8 million ly
apartIC 1652Lenticular7.6 million ly
apartNGC 403Lenticular8.1 million ly
apartNGC 388Elliptical9.4 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).