NGC 3628, the Hamburger galaxy

Constellation: Leo

NGC 3628. also known as the Hamburger galaxy, is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. It is about 35 million Ly from Earth. Along with M65 and M66, NGC 3628 forms the Leo Triplet, a small group of galaxies. Link to interactive sky chart.

Dates:

Image 1:
This image was taken on April 8 and 9, 2023

Image 2:
This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh during the month of April 2024 (Martin’s website: Remote Astrophotography with Martin Pugh (martinpughastrophotography.space).

His telescope is located in Chile (Observatory: El Sauce).

Telescope & Mount:

Image 1:
Celestron 9.25″ EdgeHD with 0.7x reducer on a 10Micron GM1000HPS mount. Guiding with OAG and ASI178MM.

Image 2:
Planewave CDK24 (F6.5) on a Planewave L600 mount.

Imaging:

Image 1:
Camera: ASI2600MC-Pro (bin 1×1)
Data:
Optolong L-Pro: 101x300s
Total integration time: 8h 25′

Image 2:
Camera: Moravian G3-61000 (bin 2×2)
Data:
Astrodon L: 24x600s
Astrodon R: 15x600s
Astrodon G: 12x600s
Astrodon B: 12x600s
Astrodon Ha: 12x900s
Total integration time: 13h 30′

 

During the night of April 9 to 10, the asteroid 35909 (1999 JY93) could be seen in the vincinity of NGC 3628.