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Date modified24-Apr-11 11:45
M95_M96

M95_M96

The Leo Triplet Galaxies M65, M66 and NGC3628 - 31 million light years distant in the constellation Leo (naturally)
Messier 65 (NGC3623) at top right, is a spiral galaxy 8.7x2.2 arcminutes in size and has a visual magnitude of 9.3
Messier 66 (NGC3627) at top left, is a spiral galaxy 8.2x3.9 arcminutes in size and has a visual magnitude of 8.9
NGC3628, at bottom, is an edge-on sprial galaxy 14x4.0 arcminutes in size and has a visual magnitude of 9.5
There are MANY tiny background galaxies to see too.