| Description: NGC3521 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. The dark knots of dust and bright HII regions stand out quite clearly on this image, as does the bright core of the galaxy.
Image information: Stacked, dark-subtracted, registered combination of 75 x 10s unfiltered images. Image has been blurred slightly to reduce noise and a very mild unsharp mask applied (r=6,12 at 15%) to bring out detail. Image taken 04/04/2007 21:20 UT. |
Physical information: Magnitude: 10.0, size: 11.2'x5.4', s.b.: 11.7 mag/sq', p.a. 163deg, classification: SBbc.