NGC 3628 (UGC 6350) Galaxy in Leo
Located at: RA 11 hours 20 minutes 16 seconds, Dec +13 degrees 35 minutes 22 seconds
Size: 14.8' x 2.9'; Magnitude: 10.3 blue; Class: Sb pec sp
North is up
West to the right
| Telescope: |
8" f5 Newtonian reflector |
| Camera: |
ST-8XME, self-guided, binned 1x1, temp -20c & -25c, camera control MaxIm DL 4.56 |
| Image: |
Lumicon Deep Sky filter, 540 minutes (54 x 10 minute subs), 05/21/26/27/28/2008; seeing 2.2-5.6 FWHM per CCDStack |
| Processing: |
CCDStack 1.3.2, Photoshop 7.0 |
| Location: |
Rolling Roof Observatory, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (+34d 13m 29s -118h 52m 20s) |
| Notes: |
This large on-edge Galaxy is the third member of the "Leo Trio", which includes Messier 65 and Messier 66. From the NGC / IC Project: Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 3628 NGC 3628 = UGC 06350 = MCG +02-29-020 = CGCG 067-058 = Arp 317 = VV 308 = PGC 34697 11 20 16.2 +13 35 22 V = 9.5; Size 14.8x3.0; SB = 13.4; PA = 104d 17.5": bright, unusually large edge-on WNW-ESE, 11'x2.5'. A broad irregular dust lane is prominent bisecting the galaxy along the entire length. Appears brighter to the N of the dark lane and fainter on the S side. 13": dust lane clearly visible along length. - by Steve Gottlieb |