“The Leo triplet” is a small cluster of three galaxies.
Published spectacular images of space objects under the mysterious name “the Leo Triplet”.
In General, triplet is a rather polysemous term, but which in any case is any system that consists of three objects. In our case, we are talking about the three space objects, United in the “Group Messier 66”.
She is called the “Leo Triplet,” writes infuture. “The Leo triplet” is a small cluster of three galaxies. This includes: galaxy M65, M66 and NGC 3628 (left). This galactic cluster is about 35 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Leo.
М66 along with M65 and NGC 3628 form, perhaps, the most remarkable trio of spiral galaxies. All three galaxies are bright enough to see them even in good binoculars (although NGC 3628 with difficulty). The best time for observing the “Leo Triplet” is winter and spring. Of course, observations must be carried out in the absence of the moon in the sky and artificial illumination from street lighting.
