Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  IC 2708  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
The Leo Triplet, Jim Tallman
The Leo Triplet
Powered byPixInsight

The Leo Triplet

The Leo Triplet, Jim Tallman
The Leo Triplet
Powered byPixInsight

The Leo Triplet

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

One of my favorite galaxy groupings! This is a small group of galaxies about 35 million LY from us, and is made of of M66, a spiral galaxy (bottom right), M65, a spiral galaxy (top right), and on the left side NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy, which is an unbarred spiral galaxy.

Discovered in 1784 by William Herschel.

Comments

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

The Leo Triplet, Jim Tallman