Leo Triplet
<>Not to be confused with Leo Cluster or Leo I Group.
The Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group) is a small group of
galaxies about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.
This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, the M66, and
the NGC 3628.
Members
The table
below lists galaxies that have been consistently identified as group
members in the Nearby Galaxies Catalog, the Lyons Groups of Galaxies
(LGG) Catalog,
and the group lists created from the Nearby Optical Galaxy sample of
Giuricin et al.
| Name | Type[5] | R.A. (J2000)[5] | Dec. (J2000)[5] | Redshift (km/s)[5] | Apparent Magnitude[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M65 | SAB(rs)a | 11h 18m 56.0s | +13° 05′ 32″ | 807 ± 3 | 10.3 |
| M66 | SAB(s)b | 11h 20m 15.0s | +12° 59′ 30″ | 727 ± 3 | 9.7 |
| NGC 3628 | SAb pec | 11h 20m 17.0s | +13° 35′ 23″ | 843 ± 1 | 9.4 |
