Wallpaper author:
Peter LeFebvre
13 Dec 2025
NGC 2841 - A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy
This galaxy has patchy arms and low star formation relative to other galaxies such as our own. I found it to be an interesting object to process especially with the gas halo.
Distance: 46 Million light-years
Apparent Magnitude: 10.1
Object Type: Flocculent Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2841
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