Wallpaper author:
Mark Mayer
18 Jan 2024
NGC 1291 (NGC 1269)
NGC 1291 is a ring galaxy with an inner bar and outer ring structure located about 33 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. It was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826 and subsequently entered into the New General Catalogue as NGC 1291. John Herschel then observed the same object in 1836 and entered it into the catalog as NGC 1269 without realizing that it was a duplicate.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1291
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 49.3274 Dec -41.108
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Nov 2023 - 12 Feb 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 300 | 2h10m | 26 |
| Red | 300 | 2h5m | 25 |
| Luminance | 288 | 2h | 25 |
| Green | 312 | 2h10m | 25 |