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The M66 Group is a group of galaxies in Leo, lying around 35 mly distance away from our Milky Way Galaxy. The group may be physically related to the M96 Group
M66 Galaxy Group M65 - Spiral Galaxy M66 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 3593 - Spiral Galaxy NGC 3628 M65/M66 Spiral Galaxies & Area Mosaic More Information More Information
| M65 (Leo) |
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| CCD Image, 4 x 2 minute exposure (average) 2004-02-20, 00:13 to 00:23 h UT (#58260-63) 8" LX200 classic + ST-7e |
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| M66 (Leo) |
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| CCD Image 5 x 2 min (average combine), C Filter 2004-12-11 05:42 h UT (#79010-14) 8" LX200 classic + ST-7e |
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NGC 3593 (Leo) |
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| CCD Image (33%) 4 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C filter, 2010-03-15 23:17h UT (#417884-87) 12" LX200R (at f/9.7) + ST-10XME |
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NGC 3593 - detail |
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| CCD Image ( cropped) Image details as above |
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| NGC 3628 (Leo) |
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| CCD Image, 5 x 1 min exposure (summed) clear filter 2004-03-21 22:59 to 22:04 h UT (#63110-14) |
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| CCD Colour Image, LRGB Clear 5x1 min, Red 2x2min, Green 2x2min, Blue 2x2min rotated 2004-03-21 22:59 to 23:25 h UT (#63110-24) |
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| Mosaic (approximately 1 x 1 arc deg) |
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| CCD Mosaic [ 4 x 6 frames], 30 sec exposures, 30% resize 2004-03-21 22:28 to 22:45 h UT (#63081-104) (View Mosaic at Full Size, 26 KB) |
| M65, M66 and NGC 3628 Spiral Galaxies |
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| CCD Mosaic [ 4 x 6 frames], 30 sec exposures, 30% resize 2004-03-21 22:28 to 22:45 h UT (#63081-104) (View Mosaic at Full Size, 26 KB) Longer exposure images embedded |
| M65 (left), M66 (right) |
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| 1/4 part of a large CCD Mosaic [ 4 x 6], 30 sec exposures 2004-03-21 22:28 to 22:45 h UT (#63081-104) |
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| Galaxy | Name | RA | Dec | Type | m_v | Dim | RV |
| NGC 3593 | H I.29 | 11:14.6 | +12:49 | Sb | 11 | 5.8x2.5 | 510 |
| M65 | NGC 3623 | 11:18.9 | +13:05 | Sb/Sa | 9.34 | 10.0x3.3 | 692 |
| M66 | NGC 3627 | 11:20.2 | +12:59 | Sb+ | 9.04 | 8.7x4.4 | 623 |
| NGC 3628 | H V.8 | 11:20.3 | +13:36 | Sb | 9.51 | 14.8x3.6 | 734 |
Note: Green rows show galaxy group members that have been successfully imaged (white row have not yet been imaged).
M66 Galaxy Group [ http://www.seds.org/messier/more/m066gr.html]
Map - The Nearest Groups of Galaxies [http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps.html]
List of Nearby Galaxy Groups [http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galaclus.html]
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| This Web Page: | M66 Galaxy Group |
| Last Updated : | 2015-05-15 |
| Site Owner : | David Richards |
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