Wallpaper author:
Marius Dinga
31 Dec 2025
NGC 2403
NGC 2403 (Caldwell 7) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis. It is an outlying member of the M81 Group.
NGC 2403 bears a similarity to M33, containing numerous star-forming H II regions, but being a little bit larger. It is a flocculent spiral galaxy, with short, patchy arms.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2403
20 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI Proline PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 114.2139 Dec 65.6027
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................United States of America
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................28 Nov 2021 - 03 Jan 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 1800 | 9h | 18 |
| Red | 800 | 4h | 18 |
| Green | 800 | 4h | 18 |
| Blue | 800 | 4h | 18 |
| Halpha | 1482 | 7h | 17 |