Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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Leo Trio - M65, M66 and NGC3628, kmachhi
Leo Trio - M65, M66 and NGC3628
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Leo Trio - M65, M66 and NGC3628

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Leo Trio - M65, M66 and NGC3628

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M66 is to the top left, M65 is on the bottom left and NGC3628 is on the top right, together the three are also known as the Leo Trio. There are two faint galaxies on the bottom right, PGC1437871 and PGC1437533.

The three galaxies in Leo Trio are about 30M-35M LY distant. These galaxies are believed to be interacting. M66 shows several star forming regions (pink/red). NGC3628 also known as the Hamburger Galaxy is a barred spiral.

PGC1437871 is magnitude 17.4 and according to SIMBAD data with a redshift of 0.07793 which translates to a distance of 1.15b ly distant.

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Leo Trio - M65, M66 and NGC3628, kmachhi