| Object Data |
| Description |
M65 is a member of the
Leo Triplet which consists of
M65, M66, and NGC3628.
Its outer ring of stars and a prominent dust lane are clearly not on the
same plane as the inner disk of this bright cored spiral. |
| Constellation |
Leo the Lion |
| Right Ascension |
11h 19m 6s |
| Declination |
+13° 4' 21" |
| Magnitude |
10.1 |
| Angular size |
9.0 arcminutes |
| Distance |
7.3 megaparsecs (24 million light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
807 kilometers per second |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Fred Lehman |
| Main Scope |
Meade 12" LX200 @ f/5.0 (1525mm) |
| Guide Scope |
Orion 120mm refractor @ f/3.75 |
| Guide Camera |
SBIG STV |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress MX7C |
| Resolution |
752 x 580 @ 1.2 arcseconds per pixel |
| Exposure |
Fifteen exposures of two minutes each. Aligned,
stacked, and processed with AstroArt. |
| Date |
March 24, 2003 |
| Location |
Area 51 in Big Cypress National Preserve in
central South Florida. |
