M66 Group
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The M66 Group is a small nearby galaxy group in the constellation Leo, best known for containing the bright spiral galaxy Messier 66 and its interacting companions.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
galaxy group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Leo Triplet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsGalaxy |
Messier 65
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messier 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 3628 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarthApprox |
11 megaparsecs
ⓘ
35 million light-years ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMemberCount | 3 main bright galaxies ⓘ |
| hasBrightestMember | Messier 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInteractingMembers |
Messier 65
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messier 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 3628 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableGalaxy |
Messier 65
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messier 66 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 3628 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableGalaxyType | spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| hasTidalFeatures | yes ⓘ |
| interactionCauses |
distorted spiral arms in Messier 66
ⓘ
warped disk in NGC 3628 ⓘ |
| isBestKnownFor |
containing the bright spiral galaxy Messier 66
ⓘ
strong tidal interactions among its main galaxies ⓘ |
| isNearbyGalaxyGroup | yes ⓘ |
| isNearbyTo | Local Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfSkyRegion | Leo constellation area ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfLargerStructure | Virgo Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
X-ray
ⓘ
optical ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| redshiftApprox | 0.002 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.