Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3621
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NGC 3621 Galaxy, Jeff Weiss
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NGC 3621 Galaxy

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NGC 3621 Galaxy

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NGC 3621 is a spiral galaxy about 22 Mly away in the constellation of Hydra.  The galaxy is around 93,000 ly across and is inclined at an angle of 25° from being viewed edge on. It shines with a luminosity equal to 13 billion times that of the Sun. and has a morphological classification of SA(s)d which indicates this is an ordinary spiral with loosely wound arms. There is no evidence for a bulge. Although it appears to be isolated, NGC 3621 belongs to the Leo spur. (from Wikipedia)

This is a 16.3 hr image with LRGB data collected by DeepSkyWest in Chile in March 2022.

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NGC 3621 Galaxy, Jeff Weiss