Exploring M 105 & friends in Leo

Group of galaxies in Leo

This image centers on a three galaxies in the Leo Constellation. 

They are NGC 3384, M 105, and NGC 3389.  A lesser player to the left is IC 642, it’s tiny.  Annotated astrobin link.

NGC 3384 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Leo, about 35 million light-years away.

Messier 105 or M 105, also known as NGC 3379, is an elliptical galaxy 36.6 million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Leo.  It is the biggest elliptical galaxy in the Messier catalogue that is not in the Virgo cluster.

NGC 3389, a spiral galaxy in Leo.  While not large I did manage to get some detail of this galaxy.

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