NGC 3628 ( The Hamburger Galaxy) (Joe Petrick)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Leo (Leo) · Contains: NGC 3628

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NGC 3628 ( The Hamburger Galaxy)

Located not far from M65 and M66 is the un-barred galaxy NGC 3628 commonly known as The Hamburger Galaxy. It occupies the area of the sky that is 15 X 3.6 arc minutes and it shines at magnitude 10.2. Composed of young open star clusters and starburst regions, the galaxy’s tidal tail is believed to be a result of gravitational interaction with the other galaxies in the M66 Group. The stream of stars has been drawn out by tidal forces during violent encounters with the galaxy’s large neighbors such as M65 and M66. NGC 3628 hides its spiral structure because it is seen perfectly edge-on, exactly as we observe the Milky Way on a clear night. Discovered by William Herschel in 1784. It lies approximately 35 million ly from Earth. The attached image is of composed of data from assorted nights in March and April taken with my Plainwave CDK 17 inch telescope and SBIG 8300 ccd camera with attached filter wheel located in Rodeo, New Mexico. There are many background galaxies you can view when you enlarge the image. The exposures are as follows:IR filter (luminance) - 8 Hours ( 10 minute subs binned 1X1 )RBG - 40 minutes through each filter ( 5 minute subs binned 2X2) Assembled in: Maxlm DL, Photoshop CS2 Sharpened with Russell Cromans Blur exterminator.

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RA (center)	11h20m17s.869
RA (top/left)	11h19m30s.430
RA (top/right)	11h20m14s.370
RA (bottom/right)	11h21m05s.647
RA (bottom/left)	11h20m21s.729

Dec (center)	+13°34′47″.27
Dec (top/left)	+13°38′54″.76
Dec (top/right)	+13°22′29″.23
Dec (bottom/right)	+13°30′39″.26
Dec (bottom/left)	+13°47′05″.41

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