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🌌 NGC 3628

Object data

NGC 3628 — sky survey preview (NASA SkyView)
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TypeGalaxy
ConstellationLeo
Right ascension11h20m16.8s (170.0700°)
Declination+13°35'23" (+13.5897°)
Magnitudemag 9.45
Apparent size11.04′ × 3.44′
Other designationsNGC 3628

A galaxy in Leo.

Midnight transit date (best season to observe and image)

Location: Tokyo (change)

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Around Mar 8, 2026

The date it transits around midnight (transit altitude about 68°)

This date has already passed this year. Next year (2027) it will be around Mar 8.

For about 2–3 weeks either side of this date, the object stays high from evening to dawn — its observing season.

Best time to observe tonight

Tonight (Oct 12 evening – Oct 13 dawn) · Location: Tokyo (full darkness = end of astronomical dusk to start of dawn, altitude ≥ 15°)

🌒 Moon tonight: Waxing crescent (age 1.1 days, 1% illuminated) — Little moonlight — a good time for faint objects

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Oct 13 4:11 – 4:20

Hours of full darkness (end of astronomical dusk to start of dawn) when it is above 15° — the darkest sky, mostly clear of buildings and trees.

0° 15° 30° 60° 90° NE NW E N 17:10 20:16 23:22 2:28 5:34
Night (sunset – sunrise) Full darkness (dusk – dawn) Moon up (darker = brighter moon) Best time to observe (thick line) Now

Sunset 17:10 → Dusk 18:35 → Dawn 4:20 → Sunrise 5:45

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