Wallpaper author:
Rouven Asmußen
19 Jul 2024
NGC 1316 - Fornax A
NGC 1316 (also known as Fornax A) is a lenticular galaxy about 60 million light-years (18.4 million parsecs) away in the constellation Fornax. It is a radio galaxy and at 1400 MHz is the fourth-brightest radio source in the sky.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1316
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 50.6741 Dec -37.2082
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................14 Feb 2023 - 01 Dec 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 291 | 2h50m | 35 |
| Red | 300 | 2h55m | 35 |
| Green | 309 | 2h55m | 34 |
| Blue | 300 | 2h50m | 34 |