NGC 89
NGC 89
Illustration from its catalogued shape, not a photograph
Lenticular
type · S0-a
179 million ly
from Earth · from redshift
65k ly
across
13.5
apparent magnitude
Because its light is 179 million ly from home, you are seeing NGC 89 as it looked roughly 179 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 87Irregular14 million ly
apartNGC 88Lenticular17 million ly
apartNGC 92Spiral22 million ly
apartNGC 7796Elliptical31 million ly
apartNGC 454 NED02Lenticular33 million ly
apartNGC 454 NED01Elliptical33 million ly
apart
Worlds in the same direction on the sky→apartNGC 88Lenticular17 million ly
apartNGC 92Spiral22 million ly
apartNGC 7796Elliptical31 million ly
apartNGC 454 NED02Lenticular33 million ly
apartNGC 454 NED01Elliptical33 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).