Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 66  ·  NGC 3627
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M66, John Bozeman
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Messier 66 or M66, also known as NGC 3627, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern, equatorial half of Leo. This galaxy is a member of a small group of galaxies that includes M65 and NGC 3628, known as the Leo Triplet or the M66 Group. It lies 31 million light years from Earth.


Two panel mosaic from SDSS DR12 Science Archive Server (SAS)


Data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

Color Mapped:

Red - r-band
Green - g-band
Blue - g-band

Processed with FITS Liberator, PixInsight and Photoshop 2023.

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M66, John Bozeman