Wallpaper author:
Marius Dinga
05 Jul 2025
NGC 1291
NGC 1291, also known as NGC 1269 (duplicate entered into the catalog), is a ring galaxy with an unusual inner bar and outer ring structure located about 33 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.
NGC 1291 faces towards the Solar System nearly face-on. It has a prominent bulge, and is forming stars in its disk, albeit slowly, being a lenticular galaxy.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1291
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 49.3274 Dec -41.108
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Nov 2023 - 12 Feb 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 300 | 2h10m | 26 |
| Red | 300 | 2h5m | 25 |
| Luminance | 288 | 2h | 25 |
| Green | 312 | 2h10m | 25 |