Messier 65
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.
| Messier 65 | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Right ascension | 11h 18m 55.9s |
| Declination | +13° 05′ 32″ |
| Redshift | 0.002692±0.000010 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 807±3 km/s |
| Galactocentric velocity | 723±5 km/s |
| Distance | 41–42 Mly (12.57–12.88 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.3 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(rs)a, LINER |
| Apparent size (V) | 8.709 × 2.454 moa |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 3623, UGC 6328, PGC 34612 | |
References: SIMBAD: Search M65 | |
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