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Galaxy · Andromeda

NGC 7640

A barred spiral galaxy in Andromeda, seen edge on, about 26.2 million light-years away.

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

NGC 7640, duration not logged
NGC 7640 duration not logged · Unistellar eQuinox 2

It stretches over 10.5 arcminutes, for a width of 1.8, and its surface brightness, 14.49 magnitudes per square arcminute, places it among the low surface brightness galaxies. In the photo, it is a long diagonal spindle, mottled with brighter knots, whose two ends fray into pale streaks.

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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 7640
Family
Galaxy
Constellation
Andromeda
Shots taken
1
Album date
23 July 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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