L_X versus distance for eFEDS X-ray sources matched with HECATE galaxies and classified using optical spectra (see Sect. 2.3 for details). We show the eROSITA sensitivity limits for one epoch of the all-sky survey (eRASS:1, ≈250 s), the full 4-yr survey (eRASS:8, ≈2 ks), and the full 4-yr survey at the ecliptic poles (≈20 ks). As expected, the eFEDS sources lie approximately at or above the eRASS:8 line, within uncertainty. We show nearby star-forming (black filled stars; Mineo et al. 2012a,b) and early-type (black filled squares; Kim & Fabbiano 2013) galaxies. A few well-known galaxies are labelled with their names for reference. Luminous Infrared galaxies (LIRGS; Lehmer et al. 2010) are shown as black filled inverted triangles. We also show galaxies from the COSMOS Legacy Survey (grey plusses; Marchesi et al. 2016) and CDF-S 7 Ms survey (filled grey circles; Luo et al. 2017). eROSITA probes a region of L_X–D parameter space that has not been well studied.