Current Info for Observer
as of 11/30/2023 12:48 a.m.
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General Info
| Type | Spiral Galaxy |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 10h44'57.700'' |
| Declination | +11°42'13'' |
| Magnitude | 9.700 |
| Distance | 38,000,000ly |
| Size | 4.400 arc min |
| Catalog Designations | NGC3351, M95 |
| Discovered | 1781 Pierre Mechain |
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Tyler (4830)
10" Dobsonian
10 points
Austin (5562)
Orion 10'' SkyQuest dobsonian
20 points
I did not believe my luck finding the Leo triplet in such bad light pollution, but I suppose my eyes could be better than I had thought. Inspired, I decided to check out the other group of galaxies in Leo, closer to the center of his belly. That's where I found M95. A small, nearly imperceptible smudge of galactic light.
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