Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 105  ·  NGC 3379  ·  NGC 3384  ·  NGC 3389
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Galaxies M105, NGC3379, NGC3384 (april 2015), Jean-Pierre Lees
Galaxies M105, NGC3379, NGC3384 (april 2015)
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Galaxies M105, NGC3379, NGC3384 (april 2015)

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Galaxies M105, NGC3379, NGC3384 (april 2015), Jean-Pierre Lees
Galaxies M105, NGC3379, NGC3384 (april 2015)
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Galaxies M105, NGC3379, NGC3384 (april 2015)

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M105 (NGC3379) is an elliptical galaxy located 26 Mly. away and discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Mechain in 1781. Its angular diameter is approximately 5'.
This image registered in 2015 was tken with a standard Celeston C8 with a focal reducer, therefore the poor quality of the stars in the corners of the image.

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