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Messier 66 or M66, also known as NGC 3627, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern, equatorial half of Leo. It was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier [8] on 1 March 1780, who described it as "very long and very faint". [9]
The Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group) is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away [5] in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628.
Messier 65 (NGC 3623) is an inclined spiral galaxy that formed a great pairing with M66. Image: Adam Block. Messier 66 is the leader of the physically-connected Leo Triplet that lies around 33 million light years away. Shining at magnitude +9, it’s marginally brighter than Messier 65 (+9.3) and spans 8.7’ x 4.4’.
This spiral galaxy was discovered by Messier in 1780. Together with M65 and NGC 3628, the three galaxies are referred to as the Leo Triplet or the Trio in Leo. The spiral arms of M66 appear deformed due to the gravitational effects of its neighbor M65.
M65 is a spiral galaxy with an apparent magnitude of 10.3. Charles Messier discovered it and its neighbor M66 on the same night in 1780. Located roughly 35 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Leo, M65 is a member of the Leo Triplet of galaxies.
Its three majestic spirals — Messier 65, Messier 66, and NGC 3628 — lie about 35 million light-years away. Roughly 100,000 light-years across, Messier 66 is the largest member of the Leo Triplet. It displays asymmetric spiral arms (dotted with pinkish star-forming regions) and an apparently displaced core.
This group of galaxies is composed of three magnificent spiral galaxies named Messier 65, Messier 66, and NGC 3628. Messier 65 and Messier 66 are nearly identical in size and shape, both displaying striking spiral arms that are adorned with a plethora of young, bright stars.
The images have been combined to represent the real colors of the galaxy. In 1780, Charles Messier discovered spiral galaxy M66 along with its neighbor M65, both of which belong to the Leo Triplet of galaxies.
The Leo Triplet, or the M66 Group, is a group of interacting spiral galaxies located in the northern constellation Leo. The group consists of the galaxies Messier 65, Messier 66 and NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy. The Leo Triplet lies at an approximate distance of 35 million light years from Earth.
Messier 65 (M65) is an intermediate spiral galaxy that forms the Leo Triplet with the nearby Messier 66 and NGC 3628. The three galaxies are located in the constellation Leo. M65 lies at a distance of about 35 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 10.25.