Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
01 Mar 2023
NGC 3621
This is an image of NGC 3621. It is a field spiral galaxy about 21.7 million light years away in the constellation Hydra. It is about 90,000 light years in diameter.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3621
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 169.5679 Dec -32.8126
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Apr 2020 - 24 Apr 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 600 | 3h30m | 21 |
| Red | 630 | 3h30m | 20 |
| Green | 600 | 3h20m | 20 |
| Blue | 570 | 3h10m | 20 |