NGC 680
NGC 680
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
133 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
66k ly
across
11.9
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 133 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 680 as it looked roughly 133 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 678Barred spiral1.4 million ly
apartIC 1730Spiral3.3 million ly
apartIC 167Spiral3.8 million ly
apartNGC 694Lenticular4.4 million ly
apartIC 163Barred spiral5.1 million ly
apartNGC 691Barred spiral11 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 1730Spiral3.3 million ly
apartIC 167Spiral3.8 million ly
apartNGC 694Lenticular4.4 million ly
apartIC 163Barred spiral5.1 million ly
apartNGC 691Barred spiral11 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).