Science Source Stock Photo - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy, M66, NGC 3627

Intermediate Spiral Galaxy, M66, NGC 3627

Description: M66 is a spiral galaxy of type Sb in the constellation Leo. Image was taken with the WIYN 0.9-meter telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory on the nights of December 19th and 20th 2002 UT. Image size 9.1x11.3 arc minutes. Messier 66 (also known as NGC 3627) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 36 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. M66 is about 95 thousand light-years across with striking dust lanes and bright star clusters along sweeping spiral arms. M66 is part of the famous Leo Triplet, a small group of galaxies that also includes M65 and NGC 3628. Four supernovae have been observed in M66.

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NOAO/AURA/NSF/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2712691

Legacy Identifier: JC6830

Type: Image

Size: 3360px × 4200px (~40 MB)

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