Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  NGC 3623
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M65, Rich Sornborger
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Messier 65 (also known as NGC 3623) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellationLeo, within its highly equatorial southern half. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. With M66 and NGC 3628, it forms the Leo Triplet, a small close group of galaxies.

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