Wallpaper author:
Marius Dinga
29 Sept 2025
NGC 3621
NGC 3621 is a barred spiral galaxy about 22 Mly away in the equatorial constellation of Hydra. Its center is pretty bright (visual magnitude of 9.56), but the outer arms are very faint.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3621
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 169.5679 Dec -32.8126
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Apr 2020 - 24 Apr 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 600 | 3h30m | 21 |
| Red | 630 | 3h30m | 20 |
| Green | 600 | 3h20m | 20 |
| Blue | 570 | 3h10m | 20 |