NGC 3621

NGC 3621
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NGC 3621

NGC 3621 is a field spiral galaxy about 22 Mly (6.7 Mpc) away in the equatorial constellation of Hydra.
The galaxy is around 93,000 ly (29,000 pc) across and is inclined at an angle of 25° from being viewed edge on. It shines with a luminosity equal to 13 billion times that of the Sun.
This galaxy has an active nucleus that matches a Seyfert 2 optical spectrum, suggesting that a low mass supermassive black hole is present at the core. Based upon the motion of stars in the nucleus, this object may have a mass of up to three million times the mass of the Sun.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
Planewave CDK24
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
QHY CMOS
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile.
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
20-01-2023
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Pixinsighjt
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
Basudeb Chakrabarti / Telescope Live
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