NGC 5294
NGC 5294
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Irregular
type · I
92 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
34k ly
across
15.1
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 92 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 5294 as it looked roughly 92 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 5473Elliptical4.5 million ly
apartNGC 5484Elliptical5.8 million ly
apartNGC 5485Lenticular5.9 million ly
apartNGC 5526Barred spiral7.8 million ly
apartNGC 5422Lenticular7.8 million ly
apartNGC 5376Spiral8.5 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 5484Elliptical5.8 million ly
apartNGC 5485Lenticular5.9 million ly
apartNGC 5526Barred spiral7.8 million ly
apartNGC 5422Lenticular7.8 million ly
apartNGC 5376Spiral8.5 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).