Wallpaper author:
Marius Dinga
12 Oct 2026
NGC 3347 group of galaxies
NGC 3358, NGC 3347 and NGC 3354-another triplet of galaxies, in Antlia constellation. They all lie at a distance of about 125 Mly from here.
Other members of NGC 3347 group: NGC 3347A (PGC 31761), ESO 317-54 and ESO 318-4.
-NGC 3347 is an elongated barred spiral galaxy, NGC 3358 is a lenticular galaxy and the "small" NGC 3354 is a spiral galaxy. Between NGC 3347 and NGC 3354 can be seen a faint tidal stream, a sign of gravitational interaction.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3358
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Group of Galaxies
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 160.7917 Dec -36.3656
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................16 Apr 2023 - 11 May 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 267 | 1h20m | 18 |
| Luminance | 317 | 1h35m | 18 |
| Blue | 333 | 1h40m | 18 |
| Green | 283 | 1h25m | 18 |