NGC 3681
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Leo
Penryn, California
March 2009
M 250 @ f9.3 (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME LRGB 10 minute subs
NGC 3681 is a type SBb-c galaxy, surface
brightness is 14, distance 72 Mly and extinction is 0.0812. Galactic dust
surrounds this galaxy dimming and hiding the outer halo.