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Galaxy · Pisces

NGC 488

A large spiral galaxy in Pisces, seen almost face on, about 94.2 million light-years away.

Le Cœur et l'Âme · Photograph by the author · 3h 47m of exposure, DwarfLab DWARF 3

NGC 488, duration not logged
NGC 488 duration not logged · Unistellar eQuinox 2

It measures 5.4 arcminutes by 3.9 and has an unusually high number of arms, thin, smooth and tightly wound. In the photo, those arms do not separate: an oval, pinkish halo surrounds a round, bright core. It belongs to the NGC 470 group, like NGC 524.

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duration not logged 1 shot

0 towards 25h 12m · cumulative integration on this object

Temps d'intégration : the total exposure time, the sum of every exposure stacked on an object.

Designation
NGC 488
Family
Galaxy
Constellation
Pisces
Shots taken
1
Album date
3 September 2026
Cumulative integration
not logged

The album date is the one the photo album gives the file, not the date of the shot: the device burns none into this image.

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