Messier 65
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Messier 65 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo, making it one of the notable galaxies visible from Earth. Astronomers study it to better understand the structure and behavior of spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way.
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Key facts
- Constellation
- Leo
- Right ascension
- 11 18 55.9
- Declination
- +13 ° 05 ′ 32 ″
- Redshift
- 0.002 692 ± 0.000 010
- Heliocentric radial velocity
- 807 ± 3 km/s
- Galactocentric velocity
- 723 ± 5 km/s
- Distance
- 41–42 Mly (12.57–12.88 Mpc )
- Type
- SAB(rs)a, LINER
- Size
- 113,500 ly (34.76 kpc ) (estimated)
- Apparent size v
- 8.709 × 2.454 moa
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Messier 65 (also known as NGC 3623) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo, within its highly equatorial southern half. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. With M66 and NGC 3628, it forms the Leo Triplet, a small close group of galaxies.
Discovery