NGC 4279
NGC 4279
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Lenticular
type · S0-a
204 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
69k ly
across
15.1
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 204 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 4279 as it looked roughly 204 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 4329Elliptical4.1 million ly
apartIC 786Lenticular6.1 million ly
apartIC 785Barred spiral7.4 million ly
apartNGC 4188Barred spiral8.1 million ly
apartNGC 4263Spiral8.5 million ly
apartIC 766Lenticular9.4 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 786Lenticular6.1 million ly
apartIC 785Barred spiral7.4 million ly
apartNGC 4188Barred spiral8.1 million ly
apartNGC 4263Spiral8.5 million ly
apartIC 766Lenticular9.4 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).