M96 (NGC 3368)
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Type Location r.a. dec. Size Magnitude Distance
Galaxy Leo 10h46.8 +11°49' 7.1' x 5.1' 9.5 31 Mly

Messier 96 (also known as M96 or NGC 3368) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.

This galaxy has a very dim arm extension.

M96, NGC 3368

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Date Telescope Binning Exp Time (s) Special processing Notes
Apr 11, 2004 Centurion
18"		 L 1:1
RGB 3:1		 L 3x300
R,G,B 300		 LRGB, Max Entropy, DDP