NGC474 region
    Wallpaper author:
    Yasuyuki Kishimoto

    22 Sept 2024

    NGC474 region

    These are two elliptical galaxies, NGC474 and NGC467, with tidal shells of very unique shapes. They are in the constellation Pisces. These two galaxies are far apart, so I think they just happen to overlap, but the bluish galaxy NGC470 is actually close to NGC474, and there is a theory that their gravitational interaction triggered the formation of the tidal shell of NGC474. It was fainter than I expected, and it was challenging for me to visualize well even with an exposure time of over 11 hours, but you can still see the multi-layered outer shell structure.

    Dataset from which the image was processed

    NGC 474

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    • Type of target
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      Group of Galaxies
    • Camera
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      QHY 600M
    • Target coordinates
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      RA 19.93 Dec 3.3571
    • Hemisphere
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      Southern
    • Telescope location
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      Chile
    • Transient event
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      No
    • Observed on
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      04 Sept 2024 - 09 Sept 2024
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    Luminance2783h5m40
    Red2332h35m40
    Green3303h40m40
    Blue3604h40

    NGC474 region