NGC 4893
NGC 4893
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
503 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
161k ly
across
15.5
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 503 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 4893 as it looked roughly 503 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 4893AElliptical4.1 million ly
apartIC 4027Lenticular6.4 million ly
apartIC 4115Barred spiral7.2 million ly
apartNGC 4870Barred spiral10 million ly
apartIC 4144Barred spiral11 million ly
apartIC 4127Spiral12 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 4027Lenticular6.4 million ly
apartIC 4115Barred spiral7.2 million ly
apartNGC 4870Barred spiral10 million ly
apartIC 4144Barred spiral11 million ly
apartIC 4127Spiral12 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).