Learn

      • Blog
      • Academy
      • About us
      • Forum

      Legal

      • Privacy Policy
      • Cookie Policy
      • Terms & Conditions

      Pricing

      • Plans

      Tutorials

      • All tutorials
      • Our tutors
      • Webinars

      Follow us

      • Facebook
      • Instagram
      Haley's Coronet, NGC 1531 & 1532
      Wallpaper author:
      Jonathan Lodge

      21 Jul 2022

      Haley's Coronet, NGC 1531 & 1532

      NGC 1532, also known as Haley's Coronet, is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy located approximately 50 million light-years from the Solar System in the constellation Eridanus. NGC 1531 (above and left of the core of NGC 1532) is is a dwarf galaxy that is interacting with the larger spiral galaxy, the tidal forces from this interaction have created unusual plumes above the disk of NGC 1532.


      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 1672

      8 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CCD
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Galaxy
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        FLI ProLine PL9000
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 71.4273 Dec -59.2474
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Chile
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        13 Apr 2021 - 08 Apr 2022
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Blue6953h40m19
      Luminance5683h19
      Red5683h19
      Green5672h50m18

      Haley's Coronet, NGC 1531 & 1532