NGC 4641
NGC 4641
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Lenticular
type · S0
94 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
35k ly
across
13.7
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 94 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 4641 as it looked roughly 94 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 4596Lenticular3.6 million ly
apartIC 3633Elliptical3.9 million ly
apartIC 3486Elliptical4.3 million ly
apartIC 3509Elliptical4.5 million ly
apartIC 3637Elliptical4.5 million ly
apartIC 3562Irregular5.2 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 3633Elliptical3.9 million ly
apartIC 3486Elliptical4.3 million ly
apartIC 3509Elliptical4.5 million ly
apartIC 3637Elliptical4.5 million ly
apartIC 3562Irregular5.2 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).