NGC 397
NGC 397
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Lenticular
type · S0
231 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
44k ly
across
14.6
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 231 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 397 as it looked roughly 231 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 398Lenticular2.9 million ly
apartNGC 385Elliptical3.5 million ly
apartNGC 374Lenticular4.2 million ly
apartNGC 420Lenticular5.5 million ly
apartNGC 403Lenticular6.1 million ly
apartNGC 451Spiral6.6 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 385Elliptical3.5 million ly
apartNGC 374Lenticular4.2 million ly
apartNGC 420Lenticular5.5 million ly
apartNGC 403Lenticular6.1 million ly
apartNGC 451Spiral6.6 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).