NGC 788
NGC 788
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Lenticular
type · S0-a
191 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
97k ly
across
12.3
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 191 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 788 as it looked roughly 191 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 829Barred spiral7.2 million ly
apartIC 209Barred spiral8.8 million ly
apartIC 183Lenticular10 million ly
apartNGC 731Elliptical13 million ly
apartNGC 835Spiral14 million ly
apartNGC 830Elliptical14 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 209Barred spiral8.8 million ly
apartIC 183Lenticular10 million ly
apartNGC 731Elliptical13 million ly
apartNGC 835Spiral14 million ly
apartNGC 830Elliptical14 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).