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NGC_3628

✨ NGC 3628 – The Hamburger Galaxy ✨

 

πŸ”­ Scope & details:

Lights: 60x300" (LRGB)

Telescope: Planewave CDK24

Camera: QHY 600M

Filters: LRGB Astrodon

Date: 21/02/2023

 

Meet the stunning Hamburger Galaxy 🌌 β€” an edge-on spiral about 35 million light-years away in Leo. Its dark dust lane cuts across the shining disk, giving it that iconic cosmic burger look πŸ”.

 

NGC 3628 is part of the famous Leo Triplet, together with M65 and M66, and shows a massive tidal tail stretching nearly 300,000 light-years β€” proof that galaxies are constantly interacting and evolving.

 

πŸ“ Constellation: Leo

πŸ“ Coordinates: RA 11h 20m 17s | Dec +13Β° 35β€² 23β€³

πŸ“ Apparent Magnitude: ~10.2

πŸ“ Distance: ~35 million ly

 

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Uploaded on September 1, 2025
Taken on February 21, 2023