Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  HD98388  ·  IC 2745  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Leo Triplet, Michael Cole
Powered byPixInsight

Leo Triplet

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Leo Triplet, Michael Cole
Powered byPixInsight

Leo Triplet

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

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.
two panel mosaic Imaged at MARIETH observatory February 6, 2003.

Comments