Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  IC 2708  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
Leo Triplet - NGC 3628, M 65 and M 66, James E.
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Leo Triplet - NGC 3628, M 65 and M 66

Leo Triplet - NGC 3628, M 65 and M 66, James E.
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Leo Triplet - NGC 3628, M 65 and M 66

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The Leo Triplet is composed of NGC 3628 (left), M66 (bottom) and M65 (top). While all three are spirals, their galactic disks are tilted at different angles to our line of sight. NGC 3628, The Hamburger Galaxy, consists of obscuring dust lanes, a warped inflated disk and a 300,000 light year long tidal tail.

Credit: APOD April 18, 2019

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Leo Triplet - NGC 3628, M 65 and M 66, James E.

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