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NGC3628

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 11:20:16.7
Declination: +13:35:24
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 9.5

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: pB, vL, vmE 102°
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3628 17.5" (1/31/87): bright, unusually large edge-on WNW-ESE, 11'x2.5'. A broad irregular dust lane is prominent bisecting the galaxy along the entire length. Appears brighter to the north of the dark lane and fainter on the south side. 13.1" (4/24/82): the dust lane is clearly visible along the entire length and divides the galaxy into two asymmetric halves with the south slice much fainter.