Wallpaper author:
Michelle Ashford
31 Jul 2023
NGC 3628
NGC 3628, named the Hamburger Galaxy, is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, approximately 35 million light years from Earth. Along with Messier galaxies M 65 and M 66, it forms the Leo Triplet, a small galaxy group. It derives its name from its appearance, with a puffy bulging galactic disk obscured by dark dust lanes. The galaxy's tidal tail resulting from interaction with another galaxy may be up to 300,000 light years long.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3628
12 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 170.0709 Dec 13.5895
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................28 Jan 2023 - 18 Feb 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 294 | 3h55m | 48 |
| Luminance | 294 | 3h55m | 48 |
| Red | 300 | 4h | 48 |
| Blue | 313 | 4h10m | 48 |