Messier 65 (M65)

Tight-armed spiral of the Leo Triplet, slightly warped by its neighbours' gravity.

Core Principles & Analysis

• It forms the Leo Triplet with M66 and NGC 3628, all three fitting in one telescope field.
• Messier catalogued it in 1780; Méchain likely saw it first.
• A supernova was observed in it in 2013.

Specifications & Metrics

• GALAXY TYPE: Spiral (SAa)
• DISTANCE: ~35 million light-years