NGC 754
NGC 754
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Elliptical
type · E
286 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
51k ly
across
15.3
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 286 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 754 as it looked roughly 286 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 745 NED03Elliptical2.8 million ly
apartNGC 782Barred spiral5.9 million ly
apartNGC 745 NED01Lenticular7.3 million ly
apartNGC 795Elliptical18 million ly
apartNGC 852Barred spiral20 million ly
apartNGC 1025Barred spiral33 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 782Barred spiral5.9 million ly
apartNGC 745 NED01Lenticular7.3 million ly
apartNGC 795Elliptical18 million ly
apartNGC 852Barred spiral20 million ly
apartNGC 1025Barred spiral33 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).