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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	M65
NGC/IC Number	NGC 3523
Constellation	Leo
Right Ascension	11h 18m 56s
Declination	+13° 5' 32"
Distance	c.41,300,000 light years c.12,700,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +9.16 Absolute: -21.39
Diameter	Apparent: 7.6' Actual: 93,200 light years
Hubble Type	SABa weakly Barred Spiral
Optimum Visibility	March / April
Notes	An intermediate or weakly barred spiral galaxy characterised by a bright central nucleus and dark lanes of material within its spiral structure, M65 forms part of the small galactic group known as the Leo Triplet.

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