Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 105  ·  NGC 3379  ·  NGC 3384  ·  NGC 3389
M 105 and friends., Mark Sansom
M 105 and friends.
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M 105 and friends.

M 105 and friends., Mark Sansom
M 105 and friends.
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M 105 and friends.

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Messier 105 (upper) is an elliptical galaxy belonging to the Leo group and is at a distance of 30 million light years from Earth. The neighbouring lenticular galaxy NGC3371 also belongs to the Leo group. NGC 3373 which is at a distance of 54 million light years and is blueish in colour lies in the background.

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M 105 and friends., Mark Sansom

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