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Observations of M66

Other names NGC 3627
Arp 16
UGC 6346
PGC 34695

Object type Galaxy

RA 11h20m

Declination 12°59' N

Constellation Leo

Part of The Leo Triplet

Further information

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5 
0 
M65 and M66
Karen Smith
Obs 2025 Apr 17 – 01:29 UTC
Upload 2025 May 04 – 19:08 UTC

6 
0 
M 65, M 66 and NGC 362...
Graham Winstanley
Obs 2025 Feb 27 – 00:52 UTC
Upload 2025 Apr 23 – 17:28 UTC

6 
0 
M65 & M66
Michael Buechner
Obs 2025 Mar 04 – 22:11 UTC
Upload 2025 Apr 06 – 17:15 UTC

3 
0 
8 Flora near the Leo T...
Steve Brown
Obs 2025 Apr 01 – 23:05 UTC
Upload 2025 Apr 02 – 20:27 UTC

3 
0 
Leo Triplet
Kenneth Medcalf
Obs 2025 Apr 01 – 21:50 UTC
Upload 2025 Apr 02 – 10:33 UTC

3 
0 
The Leo Triplet
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2025 Mar 31 – 23:24 UTC
Upload 2025 Apr 01 – 19:27 UTC

2 
0 
Messier M66
Ivan Walton
Obs 2025 Mar 25 – 02:29 UTC
Upload 2025 Mar 31 – 10:45 UTC

2 
0 
Wide view of Leo Tripl...
Ian Papworth
Obs 2025 Mar 02 – 20:15 UTC
Upload 2025 Mar 02 – 20:19 UTC

1 
0 
Leo Triplet
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2023 Apr 14 – 23:09 UTC
Upload 2024 Oct 07 – 20:47 UTC

6 
0 
M66 - 18 Jan 2024
Geof Lewis
Obs 2024 Jan 18
Upload 2024 Sep 30 – 15:40 UTC

3 
2 
Leo Triplet for a birt...
Richard Francis
Obs 2024 Mar 29 – 18:47 UTC
Upload 2024 May 29 – 18:52 UTC

4 
0 
Leo Triplet
Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Obs 2024 May 02 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2024 May 13 – 15:17 UTC

4 
0 
Messier 66
Paul Downing
Obs 2015 Feb 15 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Mar 07 – 15:52 UTC

3 
0 
62P comet
Luigi Morrone
Obs 2023 Dec 28
Upload 2023 Dec 29 – 16:32 UTC

1 
0 
M65 & M66 Spiral G...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2023 Mar 14 – 02:14 UTC
Upload 2023 Dec 19 – 11:37 UTC

6 
0 
M65, M66, NGC3628
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2023 Dec 17 – 02:00 UTC
Upload 2023 Dec 17 – 12:22 UTC

2 
0 
Leo Triplet
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2023 Apr 18 – 21:45 UTC
Upload 2023 May 07 – 18:04 UTC

1 
0 
M65 & M66 Spiral G...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2023 Mar 14 – 02:14 UTC
Upload 2023 Apr 02 – 11:56 UTC

3 
0 
The Leo Triplet
Adam Rawlinson
Obs 2023 Mar 28 – 09:29 UTC
Upload 2023 Mar 28 – 09:31 UTC

3 
0 
M66
David Strange
Obs 2023 Mar 14 – 23:45 UTC
Upload 2023 Mar 15 – 16:09 UTC

2 
0 
M66 and M65
Peter Tickner
Obs 2023 Feb 26 – 23:56 UTC
Upload 2023 Feb 27 – 23:59 UTC

2 
0 
M 66
Ivan Walton
Obs 2022 Nov 27 – 06:11 UTC
Upload 2022 Nov 29 – 15:28 UTC

8 
0 
M66 close up
Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Obs 2022 Apr 25 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2022 May 01 – 15:38 UTC

0 
0 
Leo Triplet
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2022 Mar 25 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Mar 28 – 14:20 UTC

2 
0 
Leo Triplet
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2022 Mar 24 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Mar 28 – 12:57 UTC

4 
0 
Arp 16 or Messier 66
Mattia Piccoli
Obs 2022 Mar 22 – 18:25 UTC
Upload 2022 Mar 23 – 14:18 UTC

4 
0 
M65 and M66
Peter Tickner
Obs 2022 Jan 13 – 23:52 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 14 – 01:55 UTC

4 
0 
Leo Triplet
Mr Andrew Jeffries
Obs 2021 May 03 – 16:40 UTC
Upload 2021 May 03 – 16:50 UTC

10 
3 
NGC3628 Tidal Stream
Luigi Morrone
Obs 2021 Apr 14
Upload 2021 Apr 15 – 07:30 UTC

4 
0 
Leo triplet
Peter Mulligan
Obs 2021 Apr 12 – 23:30 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 13 – 13:53 UTC

0 
0 
Leo Triplet
Martin Butcher
Obs 2012 Apr 18 – 22:04 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 09 – 09:25 UTC

1 
0 
Virgo Cluster (part)
David Arditti
Obs 2013 Feb 17
Upload 2021 Mar 18 – 15:51 UTC

4 
2 
Leo Triplet
Paul Whitmarsh
Obs 2021 Mar 07 – 01:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 15 – 22:22 UTC

4 
0 
One of Leo triplet gal...
Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Obs 2021 Mar 04 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 08 – 14:52 UTC

3 
0 
M65 and M66 in Leo
Tim Haymes
Obs 2021 Feb 19 – 00:42 UTC
Upload 2021 Feb 21 – 15:06 UTC

9 
0 
M65, M66 & NGC 362...
Martina McGovern
Obs 2021 Jan 17 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Feb 20 – 21:54 UTC

3 
0 
M66 and M65
Peter Tickner
Obs 2021 Feb 18 – 23:03 UTC
Upload 2021 Feb 19 – 23:07 UTC

6 
2 
Asteroid in Leo Triple...
Mazin Younis
Obs 2021 Jan 15 – 02:30 UTC
Upload 2021 Jan 18 – 14:38 UTC

0 
0 
The Leo Triplet
Graham Roberts
Obs 2020 Apr 01 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 16 – 13:30 UTC

1 
0 
The Leo Triplet
Graham Roberts
Obs 2020 Apr 01 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 16 – 13:30 UTC
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