The ring galaxy NGC 1291, as seen by Euclid

ensci_euclid20261112g November 12th, 2026

Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre and E. Bertin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

On 12 November 2026, ESA’s Euclid space telescope released its first major batch of data: DR1-Foundation. As part of this very large data release Euclid observed NGC 1291, a striking ring galaxy lying around 33 million light-years away from us.

This image took Euclid about 1.5 days to acquire and covers a sky area of 14 deg2 (70 times the size of the full Moon). It captures not only NGC 1291 but a few companions, including the galaxy cluster Abell 3122 (centre-left) and a blue spiral galaxy named MCG-07-07-007 (right).

Provider: Euclid

Image Source: https://euclid.caltech.edu/image/euclid20261112g-the-ring-galaxy-ngc-1291-as-seen-by-euclid

Image Use Policy: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence

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Image Type: Observation

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Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Euclid (VIS)	Optical	700.0 nm
Euclid (NISP)	Infrared	1.1 µm
Euclid (NISP)	Infrared	1.7 µm

ID: euclid20261112g
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Credits: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre and E. Bertin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

Release Date: 2026-11-12
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Reference Url: https://euclid.caltech.edu/image/euclid20261112g-the-ring-galaxy-ngc-1291-as-seen-by-euclid

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
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Facility: Euclid, Euclid, Euclid
Instrument: VIS, NISP, NISP
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Infrared, Infrared
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Central Wavelength: 700, 1100, 1700

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Rights: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence

Publisher: Euclid NASA Science Center at IPAC (ENSCI)
Publisher ID: ensci
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Resource URL: http://www.euclid.caltech.edu/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbklMIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--297099c02d82cadba824d287d4cac610aa580386/7_Euclid-EWS-DR1-SouthPR_NGC1291wide-R2-EQU-16K9K.tif
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Metadata Date: 2026-11-12T17:39:15Z
Metadata Version: 1.2

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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