NGC3628 Observation Details

NGC3628 Daily Motion
NGC3628 will not be observable tonight. It will reach its transit at 66° by 11:23 and set at 18:04. Throughout the night, from 18:26 to 03:45, it will be below the horizon. NGC3628 will rise again after sunrise, at 04:38.NGC3628 will become visible in October, 20. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from October, 20, NGC3628 can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
NGC3628 Visibility Timetable on September 07
NGC3628 Rise and Set Timetable
Time | Elevation | |
NGC3628 transit | 11:23 | 66° |
Moon Rise, 99.4% illuminated | 17:06 | 11° |
Sunset | 17:27 | 7° |
Civil sunset | 17:54 | 2° |
NGC3628 set | 18:04 | |
Astrosession begin | 18:58 | -10° |
Astrosession end | 03:13 | -15° |
Moon Set | 04:34 | -1° |
NGC3628 rise | 04:38 | |
Sunrise | 04:44 | 1° |
Track NGC3628 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is NGC3628 right now?
NGC3628 is located in the constellation Leo, at right ascension 11h 20m 16s" and declination 13° 35' 22s. Although it is currently above the horizon at an altitude of 40 degrees, NGC3628 is not visible because it is daytime.NGC3628 Image Gallery
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DSS Composite image

The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC3628
Object name | NGC3628 |
Field of view | |
Limiting magnitude | |
NGC3628 coordinates | 11.33805, 13.58969 |
Center coordinates | 11.33805, 13.58969 |
NGC3628 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC3628
Time | 14:41 |
Latitude | 37.3541 |
Longitude | -121.955 |
NGC3628 elevation | 40° |
NGC3628 Azimuth | 105° |
Annual motion of NGC3628
Date | Sun, 7 September 2025 |
Twighlight start | 18:53 |
Twighlight end | 03:07 |
Twighlight duration | 8h 13m |
Rise | 04:38 |
Set | 18:00 |
Elevation at transit | 66° |
Transit time | 11:19 |
Equatorial coordinates | RA: 11h 20m 16s", Dec: 13° 35' 22s |
Magnitude | 9 |
Constellation | Leo |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC3628 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC3628
Coordinates & Visibility
Right Ascension | 11.33805° |
Declination | 13.58969° |
Magnitude | 9.45 |
Constellation | Leo |
Elevation | 40° |
Azimuth | 104.7° |
Data Credits
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