NGC 3642
Ursa Major
Penryn, California
February 2008
FS-128 (ag, ST-4)
ST-2000XM LRGB 10 minutes each
NGC 3642, a galaxy disturbed by a past
interaction, while classified as type SBc it displays a warped outer ring
undergoing star formation at 1.5 times the rate on the inner area.
(Verdes-Montenegro et.al. 2002). Distance is 79 Mly.
