Wallpaper author:
Ivan Leurda
21 Feb 2026
NGC 3521
NGC 3521, also known as the Bubble Galaxy,is an intermediate spiral Galaxy located in the constellation Leo. Non-redshift measurements give a distance of 37.17 ± 1.83 MLy.
It was discovered by German - British astronomer William Herschel on 22 February 1784.
NGC 3521 is structurally similar to the Milky Way; additionally, its supermassive black hole has a similar mass to that of Milky Way (about 7 million solar masses).
(Wikipedia)
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3521
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 166.4524 Dec -0.0359
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................12 Jan 2024 - 02 Jan 2025
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 312 | 4h25m | 51 |
| Luminance | 288 | 4h | 50 |
| Red | 300 | 4h10m | 50 |
| Green | 300 | 4h10m | 50 |