Wallpaper author:
Alexander Curry
24 Jun 2026
NGC 5426
NGC 5426 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 90 to 130 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It is most famous for forming Arp 271, an interacting pair alongside the similarly sized spiral galaxy NGC 5427.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 5426
10 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 210.8535 Dec -6.0689
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................01 Apr 2026 - 24 May 2026
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 300 | 2h45m | 33 |
| Red | 300 | 2h40m | 32 |
| Green | 300 | 3h5m | 37 |
| Blue | 300 | 3h10m | 38 |