Wallpaper author:
David Tonucci
17 Jan 2026
Unbarred Galaxy
NGC 3981 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located 65 million light-years away in the constellation of Crater. It was discovered on February 7, 1785, by William Herschel. NGC 3981 is a member of the NGC 4038 Group which is part of the Virgo Supercluster.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3981
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 179.02916 Dec -19.89611
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................20 Feb 2020 - 20 Jun 2020
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 1467 | 11h | 27 |
| Green | 969 | 7h | 26 |
| Blue | 1154 | 8h20m | 26 |
| Red | 1200 | 8h40m | 26 |