Wallpaper author:
Marius Dinga
16 Jan 2026
NGC 474 & Co.
"NGC 474 is an elliptical galaxy about 100 million light years distant in the constellation Pisces. This large galaxy is known to possess tidal shells and tidal tails, although their origins remain unclear. One possible explanation is that NGC 474 interacted with a galaxy several billion years ago." (Wikipedia)
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 474
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Group of Galaxies
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 19.93 Dec 3.3571
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................04 Sept 2024 - 09 Sept 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 278 | 3h5m | 40 |
| Red | 233 | 2h35m | 40 |
| Green | 330 | 3h40m | 40 |
| Blue | 360 | 4h | 40 |