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Spiral galaxy M65 in Leo

author: Anglo-Australian Observatory/David Malin Images/Novapix

reference: a-gax36-23002

Image Size 300 DPI: 40 * 51 cm

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.

Keywords for this photo:

1989 - AAO - ASTRONOMY - GALAXY - LEO - M65 - NGC 3623 - POSTER - Sa - SIDING SPRING - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR -