Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3628
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NGC3628, The Hamburger Galaxy, Chris Plonski
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NGC3628, The Hamburger Galaxy

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NGC3628, The Hamburger Galaxy

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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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