NGC3628 - A Member of the Leo Triplet

 
 
 
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  • RA: 11:20.3
  • Dec: +13:36
  • Magnitude: 9.5
  • Distance: 35,000,000 ly
  • Size:  14.0 x 3.6 arc min
  • Constellation:  Leo
  • Scope:  8" SCT at f/10
  • Autoguider:  ST-4 in faint mode
  • Sky conditions:  average transparency and seeing
  • Camera: Hutech modified Canon 300D ISO1600
  • Exposure: 9 x 10 minutes
  • Dates:  4/16/2007
Comments:  NGC3628 is a member of the Leo Triplet of galaxies with M65 and M66. It is the faintest in the group. NGC3628 is seen edge-on. A thick band of dark dust clouds which obscure the galaxy's bright central region. The dust band is distorted because of gravitational interactions with its two neighbors.