NGC 705
NGC 705
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Lenticular
type · S0-a
209 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
88k ly
across
14.4
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 209 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 705 as it looked roughly 209 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 700Lenticular3.9 million ly
apartNGC 668Barred spiral4.8 million ly
apartNGC 669Spiral7.5 million ly
apartNGC 714Lenticular7.8 million ly
apartNGC 759Elliptical9.0 million ly
apartNGC 735Barred spiral10 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 668Barred spiral4.8 million ly
apartNGC 669Spiral7.5 million ly
apartNGC 714Lenticular7.8 million ly
apartNGC 759Elliptical9.0 million ly
apartNGC 735Barred spiral10 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).