M 66, Steven Marx

M 66

M 66, Steven Marx

M 66

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M66 - Raw fits data obtained from Hubble Legacy Archive.

M66 (also known as NGC 3627) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 36 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. M66 is about 95 thousand light-years across with striking dust lanes and bright star clusters along sweeping spiral arms. M66 is part of the famous Leo Triplet, a small group of galaxies that also includes M65 and NGC 3628.

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M 66, Steven Marx