This picture shows the galaxy NGC 3628 from a sideways view. This galaxy is a spiral galaxy as shown by the dark dust lanes that cut across the middle. This galaxy is the only member of the Leo triplet of galaxies not in Charles Messier's catalog. This galaxy is similar in size to our Milky Way Galaxy. Its distorted shape is believed to be caused by its gravitational interaction with two other galaxies in the Leo triplet M65 & M66.
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