The Leo Triplet of Galaxies: Wide-field View | ESO

The Leo Triplet of Galaxies: Wide-field View | ESO

This visible-light wide-field image of the region around the Leo Triplet of galaxies was created from photographs taken through blue and red filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The galaxies appear to the lower right of center. The bright star at the upper right is the naked eye star Theta Leonis. The field of view is approximately 4.4 degrees across.

Distance: 35 million light years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO) and Digitized Sky Survey 2

Release Date: July 27, 2011

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