Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  IC 2684  ·  IC 2694  ·  IC 2745  ·  IC 2763  ·  IC 2782  ·  IC 2787  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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M66 Leo Triplet, George  Yendrey
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M66 Leo Triplet

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M66 Leo Triplet

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M 66 Group - the Leo Triplet

This Messier object is composed of three interacting galaxies, M65, M66, and NGC 3628 (also known as the Hamburger Galaxy). The M66 is the brightest object in the group - the group lies approximately 35 million ly from earth.

This image is cropped from the larger rich field FoV version also posted here.

More information on the Leo Triplet can be found here:

https://www.messier-objects.com/leo-triplet/

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M66 Leo Triplet, George  Yendrey