NGC 4869
NGC 4869
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
320 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
72k ly
across
13.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 320 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 4869 as it looked roughly 320 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 4898AElliptical1.2 million ly
apartNGC 4864Elliptical1.2 million ly
apartIC 3963Lenticular1.7 million ly
apartIC 3943Lenticular2.9 million ly
apartNGC 4871Lenticular2.9 million ly
apartIC 3976Elliptical3.4 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 4864Elliptical1.2 million ly
apartIC 3963Lenticular1.7 million ly
apartIC 3943Lenticular2.9 million ly
apartNGC 4871Lenticular2.9 million ly
apartIC 3976Elliptical3.4 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).