The Leo Triplet (Galaxy)
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 11 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , Leo Triplet is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:34 (EDT) – 3 hours and 35 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:02.
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Name
Leo Triplet
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Object Type
Galaxy
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Other Names
NGC 3628
Position
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 9.48 (V) [1] 10.42 (B) [1] 7.17 (J) [1] 6.38 (H) [1] 6.07 (K) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Right ascension: | 11h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +13°35' [1] |
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