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    Messier 66 - Wikipedia

    Messier 66 or M66, also known as NGC 3627, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern, equatorial half of Leo. It was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier [8] on 1 March …

    ConstellationLeo
    Right ascension11ʰ 20ᵐ 15.026ˢ
    Declination+12° 59′ 28.64″
    Redshift0.002425±0.000010 (696.3±12.7 km/s)
    Supernovae

    Five supernovae have been observed in M66:
    • SN 1973R (type II, mag. 14.5) was discovered by Leonida Rosino on 19 December 1973.
    • SN 1989B (type Ia, mag. 13) was dis… See more

    Gallery

    • Infrared false color view of M66 from the Spitzer Space Telescope
    • Infrared false color view of M66 from the James Webb Space Telescope
    • Messier 66 by 2MASSSee more