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Common Name: NGC 3628 Other Names: RA: 11:20.3 Dec !13:36 Constellation: Leo Distance: 35 Million Light years Magnitude: 9.5 Telescope: Meade LX200GPS 14" Camera: SBig ST-8 Filters: LRGB Exposure: Date: 1/2008 Where: Tenby Observatory, Coonabarabran Lat: 31 16 35.05 S, Long 149 11 33.99 E, Elevation 547metres Notes: NGC 3628 is an edge on spiral galaxy as indicated by the dark dust lane clearly visible and part of the "Leo Triplet" NGC 3628 is also a starburst activity meaning there is a very high amount of star formation.