Current Info for Observer
as of 04/27/2024 11:29 a.m.
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General Info
| Type | Spiral Galaxy |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h20'15.100'' |
| Declination | +12°59'28'' |
| Magnitude | 8.900 |
| Distance | 35,000,000ly |
| Size | 8 arc min |
| Catalog Designations | NGC3627, M66 |
| Discovered | 1780 Charles Messier |
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Tyler (4830)
10" Dobsonian
10 points
Austin (5562)
Orion 10'' SkyQuest dobsonian
20 points
M66 is part of the Leo Triplet, the three galaxies I unexpectedly found. Really, the three of them look like a smiley face with M65 and M66 forming the eyes and NGC3628 looking like the mouth. This is a very pretty sight in the eyepiece. I'm glad I looked for them.
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