Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
18 May 2024
M106
An intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. This galaxy is comparable in size to the Andromeda galaxy, but 10 times further away. There is a supermassive black hole at its center. This is also known as NGC4258.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Andromeda Galaxy
16 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 10.6847 Dec 41.2688
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................01 Dec 2019 - 07 Jun 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 46 | 2h6m | 163 |
| Blue | 35 | 1h34m | 162 |
| Green | 62 | 2h48m | 162 |
| Red | 63 | 2h51m | 162 |
| Halpha | 22 | 1h | 162 |