Spiral galaxy M65 in Leo

by: Anglo-Australian Observatory/David Malin Images/Novapix
Reference: a-gax36-23002
Date: 2006-09-15

M65 is a spiral galaxy of type Sa in the constellation Leo. At a distance of about 35 million light-years, M65 apparently forms a triplet with its neighbors M66 and NGC 3628. Image obtained with the 3,9m telescope of Siding Spring.

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