Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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M 65, M 66 & NGC 3628 - The Leo Triplets, BrianH
M 65, M 66 & NGC 3628 - The Leo Triplets
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M 65, M 66 & NGC 3628 - The Leo Triplets

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M 65, M 66 & NGC 3628 - The Leo Triplets

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The Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group) is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Triplet#:~:text=The%20Leo%20Triplet%20%28also%20known%20as%20the%20M66,spiral%20galaxies%20M65%2C%20M66%2C%20and%20NGC%203628%20.

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M 65, M 66 & NGC 3628 - The Leo Triplets, BrianH