Wallpaper author:
Mathieu Guinot
05 Oct 2022
NGC 5364 CHI-1 Bundle
NGC 5364 is a grand design spiral galaxy (prominent and well-defined arms, which circle outwards from a clear core) located 54.5 million light years away in the constellation Virgo.
Despite being classified in this way, NGC 5364 is far from perfect : its arms are asymmetrical compared to other grand design spirals. This is thought to be due to interactions with a nearby neighbour, the companion galaxy NGC5363. This neighbour and NGC 5364 are tugging on one another, warping and moving their stars and gas around and causing this misshapen appearance.
LRGB : 11/10/11/11 x 600s
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 5364
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 209.05 Dec 5.0145
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................25 Apr 2022 - 29 Apr 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 600 | 1h50m | 11 |
| Green | 600 | 1h50m | 11 |
| Red | 545 | 1h40m | 11 |
| Luminance | 660 | 1h50m | 10 |