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M66 Galaxy Group

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
Bullet M65 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet M66 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 3593 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet NGC 3628 - Spiral Galaxy
Bullet M65/M66 Spiral Galaxies & Area Mosaic
 
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M65 - Spiral Galaxy

M65 (Leo)
Image 
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 - Spiral Galaxy

M66 (Leo)
Image
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 - Spiral Galaxy 

NGC 3593 (Leo)
Member of M66 Galaxy Group

Image 

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

 

NGC 3593 - detail

 Image

CCD Image  ( cropped)
Image details as above

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NGC 3628 - Spiral Galaxy 

NGC 3628 (Leo)
Image
CCD Image (50% size,linear scale)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2019-01-03 03:58 UT (#647416-20)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
   
NGC 3628 - Detail
Image
CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
Image details as above
   
NGC 3628 - Earlier Images (2004)
Image 
CCD Image,  5 x 1 min exposure (summed)
clear filter
2004-03-21  22:59 to 22:04 h UT (#63110-14)
  
Image 
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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M65/M66 Spiral Galaxies & Area Mosaic

Mosaic 
(approximately 1 x 1 arc deg)
Image 
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
Image 
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)
Image 
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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M66 Group Members:

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).

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