NGC 383
NGC 383
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E-S0
237 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
165k ly
across
12.1
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 237 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 383 as it looked roughly 237 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 403Lenticular2.3 million ly
apartNGC 374Lenticular3.4 million ly
apartNGC 398Lenticular5.3 million ly
apartNGC 385Elliptical5.7 million ly
apartNGC 399Spiral6.0 million ly
apartNGC 420Lenticular6.3 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 374Lenticular3.4 million ly
apartNGC 398Lenticular5.3 million ly
apartNGC 385Elliptical5.7 million ly
apartNGC 399Spiral6.0 million ly
apartNGC 420Lenticular6.3 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).