Sideways Galaxy NGC 3628

This week I chose to do the picture of the galaxy NGC 3628. This picture clearly shows dust lanes running through the galaxy, evidence that points towards it actually being a spiral galaxy that we are looking at from the side. Located in Leo about 35 million light years away, it is the only galaxy in the Leo Triplet that was not part of Messier's catalog. The tidal tail, as well as the slightly distorted shape of the galaxy, is likely a result of this galaxy interacting with the other two galaxies in the triplet, M65 and M66.