NGC 4563
NGC 4563
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
342 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
56k ly
across
15.6
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 342 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 4563 as it looked roughly 342 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 3556Lenticular1.7 million ly
apartIC 3585Lenticular1.9 million ly
apartIC 3587Barred spiral3.7 million ly
apartIC 3494Elliptical5.9 million ly
apartIC 3560Barred spiral6.1 million ly
apartNGC 4559ASpiral8.2 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 3585Lenticular1.9 million ly
apartIC 3587Barred spiral3.7 million ly
apartIC 3494Elliptical5.9 million ly
apartIC 3560Barred spiral6.1 million ly
apartNGC 4559ASpiral8.2 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).