NGC3628

NGC3628 is also known as the Hamburger Galaxy and is located in the constellation of Leo about 35 million light years away. Along with M65 and M66 it forms a part of the famous Leo Triplet. It is about 100,000 light years across and has a faint tidal tail about 300,000 light years long, a small portion of which can be seen starting from the upper left corner of the galaxy and extending to the left edge of the screen. it has a prominent dust lane bisecting the main body of the galaxy.

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Uploaded on January 28, 2023