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Galaxy · Leo

M 66

Also known as NGC 3627 · PGC 34695 · UGC 6346

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Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Leo

Position (J2000)

11h 20m 15s · +12° 59′ 29″

Discovered

by Charles Messier and Pierre Méchain in 1780

Pictures

2

Typical integration

10.6 h

Magnitude

8.92

visual

Size

10.3′ × 4.6′

Distance

~30,000,000 ly

Best months

Feb–Apr

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.