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NGC 3628
Galaxy List of galaxies
|- ! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent magnitude (V) | +9.6 |- ! style="text-align:left;" | Apparent dimensions (V) | 15' × 3.6' |- ! style="text-align:left;" | Constellation | Leo |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color: #30D5C8; text-align: center;" | Physical characteristics |- ! style="text-align:left;" | Radius | ? |- ! style="text-align:left;" | Absolute magnitude (V) | 13.5 |- ! style="text-align:left;" | Notable features | } |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Other designations |- | colspan="2" | |}

NGC 3628 is a barred spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. NGC 3628 is part of the famous Leo Triplett, with M65 and the M66, in the Leo I group of galaxies (M66 subgroup). This galaxy is a radio galaxy.

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