Messier 105, with neighbours NGC 3384 and NGC 3389

by Willem Jan Drijfhout

Objects in field: M 105, NGC 3379, NGC 3384, NGC 3389

Equipment: Planewave CDK14, Moravian Instruments C3-61000 PRO

Integration: 18h 42m

Messier 105 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Leo. M105 lies at a distance of approximately 32 million light-years from Earth and is the brightest elliptical galaxy in the Leo I Group, a galaxy group that also includes M95 and M96. M105 spans roughly 55,000 light-years in diameter. Studies have indicated the presence of a supermassive black hole at its centre with a mass…