M65 Observation Details
M65 Daily Motion
Tonight, observing M65 may prove challenging owing to its low elevation. It will reach its transit at by 10:38 and set before sunset at 17:18. Rising near twilight's end at 03:55, it will fade away by 03:55, peaking at just 0° above the horizon.M65 will become visible in October, 20. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from October, 20, M65 can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
M65 Visibility Timetable on September 18
M65 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moon Rise, 19.7% illuminated | 00:26 | -34° |
| M65 transit | 10:38 | 66° |
| Moon Set | 15:21 | 23° |
| Sunset | 17:10 | 2° |
| M65 set | 17:18 | |
| Astrosession begin | 18:39 | -15° |
| Astrosession end | 03:24 | -6° |
| M65 rise | 03:55 | |
| Civil sunrise | 04:26 | 6° |
| Sunrise | 04:53 | 11° |
Track M65 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is M65 right now?
M65 is located in the constellation Leo, at right ascension 11h 18m 55s" and declination 13° 05' 32s. At the current time, it is below the horizon and not visible from your location.M65 - Spiral Galaxy
M65 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. M65 is part of the Leo Triplet, a group of three interacting spiral galaxies.
M65 spans about 90,000 light-years across and contains a massive population of stars, gas, and dust. The galaxy is approximately 35 million light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 10.3, making it visible with a small telescope.
M65 Image Gallery
DSS Blue
DSS Red
DSS Near-Infrared
DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for M65
| Object name | M65 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| M65 coordinates | 11.31553, 13.09236 |
| Center coordinates | 11.31553, 13.09236 |
M65 Passage Through Night
Current position of M65
| Time | 19:58 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| M65 elevation | -27° |
| M65 Azimuth | 44° |
Annual motion of M65
| Date | Fri, 19 September 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 18:37 |
| Twighlight end | 03:23 |
| Twighlight duration | 9h 46m |
| Rise | 03:55 |
| Set | 17:14 |
| Elevation at transit | 66° |
| Transit time | 10:34 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 11h 18m 55s", Dec: 13° 05' 32s |
| Magnitude | 9 |
| Constellation | Leo |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the M65 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of M65
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 11.31553° |
| Declination | 13.09236° |
| Magnitude | 9.32 |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Elevation | -27.2° |
| Azimuth | 44.5° |
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.