NGC 512
NGC 512
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Spiral
type · Sab
226 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
96k ly
across
13.9
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 226 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 512 as it looked roughly 226 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 523Barred spiral1.4 million ly
apartNGC 528Lenticular2.0 million ly
apartIC 1683Barred spiral2.4 million ly
apartNGC 529Elliptical4.3 million ly
apartNGC 507Elliptical4.4 million ly
apartIC 1687Lenticular5.7 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 528Lenticular2.0 million ly
apartIC 1683Barred spiral2.4 million ly
apartNGC 529Elliptical4.3 million ly
apartNGC 507Elliptical4.4 million ly
apartIC 1687Lenticular5.7 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).