| Method | Reliability | Galaxy Type | Distance Range (millions of light years) |
| Cepheids and RR Lyrae | Very | Spirals,Irregulars | up to 65 |
| Bright Stars | Moderate | Spirals,Irregulars | up to 150 |
| Planetary nebula | Very | All | up to 70 |
| Nova | Moderate | All | up to 100 |
| Globular Clusters | Moderate | All | up to 100 |
| Surface Brightness fluctuations | Very | Ellipticals | up to 100 |
| Tully-Fisher Method | Very | Spirals,Irregulars | up to 300 |
| Type I Supernova | Very | All | up to 8,000 |
| Brightest Galaxy in Cluster | Very | Ellipticals | 70-13,000 |
| Hubble's Law | Very | All | 300-13,000 |