NGC 3621 is a spiral galaxy situated around 22 million light years away in the constellation of Hydra.
The galaxy is a pure disc type of galaxy and has not interacted with other galaxies. It is quite flat without a bulge in the center.
The galaxy is large in the field of view and presents numerous star forming regions and a bright central region. The galaxy is unusual as it appears to have a system of three black holes. One of the black holes is massive and is located at the center forming an active galactic nucleus despite the lack of a central bulge. The other two black holes are smaller and near the nucleus.
Imaged in LRGB and H alpha on my Planewave CDK 700 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.
Image acquisition and processing: Mike Selby
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