Wallpaper author:
Robert Gruszecki
25 Nov 2025
NGC 2442
NGC 2442, also known as NGC 2443 or PGC 21373, is a distorted, barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Piscis (The Flying Fish), approximately 50 million light-years away. It was discovered on December 23, 1834, by John Herschel.
It is an active nucleus galaxy. It contains opaque dust lanes, blue clusters of young stars, and reddish star-forming regions surrounding the galactic core, glowing with the yellowish light of an older population of stars.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2442
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 114.099 Dec -69.5308
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................19 Dec 2022 - 24 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 600 | 2h | 12 |
| Green | 600 | 2h | 12 |
| Red | 600 | 2h | 12 |
| Luminance | 600 | 2h | 12 |