[Credit & Copyright: P.-A. Duc (CEA, CFHT), Atlas 3D Collaboration]
Thinking about space and time in an infinite universe has no meaning. The universe is an expression of consciousness, God consciousness if you like. Hawking said that any element of reality is reflective of all reality. We can grasp the immensity of the universe by focusing on a grain of sand and expanding our consciousness to include its every aspect. Infinity lies in either direction - mini to maxi. We must avoid the quandry of infinity if we are to grasp reality.
Sorry for the rant. Had to get that off my mind.
I think NGC 474 is misnamed.
It should be
NCC 1701
:)