Wallpaper author:
Marius Dinga
13 Sept 2025
NGC 55- String of Pearls Galaxy
NGC 55, also known as the String of Pearls Galaxy, is a Magellanic type barred spiral galaxy located about 6.5 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 55
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 3.72329 Dec -39.19661
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................11 Sept 2020 - 21 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 632 | 3h20m | 19 |
| Luminance | 695 | 3h40m | 19 |
| Red | 616 | 3h15m | 19 |
| Green | 700 | 3h30m | 18 |
| Halpha | 133 | 40m | 18 |