Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  73 n Leo  ·  IC 2684  ·  IC 2694  ·  IC 2708  ·  IC 2745  ·  IC 2762  ·  IC 2782  ·  IC 2787  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628  ·  PGC 1413842  ·  PGC 1414400  ·  PGC 1414481  ·  PGC 1415372  ·  PGC 1415989  ·  PGC 1416552  ·  PGC 1416695  ·  PGC 1416795  ·  PGC 1417198  ·  PGC 1417352  ·  PGC 1417617  ·  PGC 1417769  ·  PGC 1417925  ·  PGC 1418435  ·  PGC 1418531  ·  PGC 1419479  ·  And 52 more.
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Leo Triplet #2, Molly Wakeling
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Leo Triplet #2

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Leo Triplet #2

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Processed a little while ago, but finally getting around to posting after deciding it's pretty all right: the Leo Triplet! The top galaxy is NGC 3628; lower left is M66; lower right is M65.

These three galaxies lie 35 million lightyears behind constellation, well, Leo! We see NGC 3628 edge-on, while M65 & M66 are more face-on, but inclined. They are close enough to each other physically to gravitationally interact, which contributes to the warped shape of NGC 3628 and the shape of the arms of M66.

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Leo Triplet #2, Molly Wakeling