Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  IC 2708  ·  IC 2745  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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Leo Trio Galaxy Group, Mark Eby
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Leo Trio Galaxy Group

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Leo Trio Galaxy Group

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Leo Trio Galaxy Group

The Leo Trio Galaxy Group is located 35 million light-years from Earth. The largest is NGC3628 on the left at about 300 lights years across, sometimes called the Hamburger Galaxy. M65 is at the top-right and M66 at the bottom-right. The seemingly bright star in the top-middle has no common name, and at magnitude 7 is not visible to the naked eye. North is to the left.

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Leo Trio Galaxy Group, Mark Eby