Barred spiral galaxy · Leo
NGC 3628 Hamburger Galaxy
mag 9.511′ across
About
NGC 3628, the Hamburger Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy of magnitude 9.5 in Leo, about 11′ across.
How to find it
- NGC 3628 is in the constellation Leo.
- Best evenings: around late April it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 66° S.
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What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)A faint streak of light, only from a dark site.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)A thin spindle of light, sometimes with a dark dust lane along it.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | NGC 3628, PGC 34697, UGC 6350 |
|---|---|
| Type | Barred spiral galaxy (SBb) |
| Magnitude | 9.5The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 11′ × 3.4′position angle 104°; the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 23.1 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 20m 17.0s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 35′ 23″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →