NGC 789
NGC 789
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Barred spiral
type · Sb
244 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
49k ly
across
14.0
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 244 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 789 as it looked roughly 244 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 783Spiral3.0 million ly
apartIC 200Barred spiral4.9 million ly
apartNGC 804Lenticular5.8 million ly
apartNGC 750Elliptical6.6 million ly
apartNGC 798Elliptical9.4 million ly
apartNGC 778Lenticular9.4 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartIC 200Barred spiral4.9 million ly
apartNGC 804Lenticular5.8 million ly
apartNGC 750Elliptical6.6 million ly
apartNGC 798Elliptical9.4 million ly
apartNGC 778Lenticular9.4 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).