M65 · galaxy
Messier 65
Messier 65 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo, within its highly equatorial southern half.
RA11h 18m 55sDec+13° 05' 32"
Image: ESA/Hubble & NASA. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Identity & coordinates
Identification
- Primary designation
- M65
- All designations
- M65 · NGC 3623
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Leo
- Best viewing
- Spring
Coordinates & physical
- Right ascension (J2000)
- 11h 18m 55s
- Declination (J2000)
- +13° 05' 32"
- Apparent magnitude (V)
- —
- Distance
- —
- Redshift (z)
- 0.002679
Visibility tonight
The science
Messier 65 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia · CC-BY-SA-4.0
References
- SIMBAD Not resolved
- NED Fetched May 8, 2026 View in NED ↗
- Wikipedia Fetched May 8, 2026 Read full article ↗
Wikipedia title resolved via designation — fell back to an alternate catalog designation.
1 merge conflict resolved
- coordinates: SIMBAD missing → NED used