NGC 3628
NGC 3628 is a large, edge-on spiral galaxy. It is one of three galaxies in the 'Leo Triplet'. NGC 3628 has a warped disk and a long tidal tail (the faint blue line stretching to the upper-left corner of the image) that are the result of gravitational interactions with the other two galaxies in the triplet.
| Observatory: | Kitt Peak National Observatory Kitt Peak, Arizona |
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| Telescope: | KPNO 4-Meter |
| Instrument: | Mosaic I |
| Astronomer: | Dr. Travis Rector |
| Date of Observation: | 04-10-2007 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | B (blue), V (green), I (orange) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 5x15min in B and H-alpha, 5x10min in V and I |
| Location of Image: | Leo |
| Field of View: | 26.8 x 22.2 arcmin |
| Orientation: | Rotated 37 degrees clockwise fron North is up, East is to the left |
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