NGC 3621

A field spiral galaxy of class SA(s)d in Hydra ~21.7 million light years away. A field galaxy is a galaxy that is gravitationally alone and not part of any group or cluster. The optical spectrum of the active nucleus suggests a low-mass supermassive black hole at its core ~3 million times the sun's mass based on the motion of stars in the nucleus.

LRGB 6h 40m (4x10x600s) from CHI-1 telescope, a Planewave CDK24 with FLI PL 9000 camera, and Astrodon 2nd GEN LRGB filters, situated in the Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile. Part of the telescope.live telescope network. Taken on multiple dates Jan-Apr 2022.

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