Current Info for Observer
as of 04/25/2024 1:18 a.m.
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General Info
| Type | Galaxy |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h20'17'' |
| Declination | +13°35'23'' |
| Magnitude | 10.200 |
| Size | 3.600 arc min |
| Catalog Designations | NGC3628 |
| Discovered | 1784 William Herschel |
Generate a finder chart
The following form will generate a PDF finder chart suitable for printing using to locate objects in the sky with your telescope!
The Date is only really useful for solar system objects, as deep space objects move measurably only on a galactic timescale.
The larger the F.O.V (field of view), the more "zoomed out" the object will appear. It can be helpful to print several charts of the same object with different field of views.
Limiting the magnitude (remember, lower magnitude means brighter!) of stars and objects can make sure your chart is not cluttered with dim objects that you may not be visible to you anyway. The defaults are good, but try experimenting with raising and lowering the values.
Austin (5562)
Orion 10'' SkyQuest dobsonian
20 points
After observing some open clusters in Auriga I decided: "what the heck" and swung my scope towards Leo. I did't expect to find much. I happened to be sandwiched between my roomate's and my neighbour's open windows, with light shining out of both. I've never attempted to view galaxies in Leo before.
I scanned around for a bit on Leo's belly, and behold! 3 faint smudges of light!
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