NGC 4329
NGC 4329
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
204 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
64k ly
across
14.7
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 204 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 4329 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
IC 786Lenticular2.6 million ly
apartNGC 4279Lenticular4.1 million ly
apartIC 785Barred spiral5.0 million ly
apartNGC 4263Spiral8.7 million ly
apartNGC 4188Barred spiral9.3 million ly
apartIC 766Lenticular11 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 4279Lenticular4.1 million ly
apartIC 785Barred spiral5.0 million ly
apartNGC 4263Spiral8.7 million ly
apartNGC 4188Barred spiral9.3 million ly
apartIC 766Lenticular11 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).