M65 Position and Visibility Tonight
Where is M65 right now?
Twilight begins at 17:01 local time, and at that moment, M65 will appear at an altitude of 13 degrees toward the west.
M65 Visibility on March 05
M65 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| M65 rise | 15:54 | |
| Sunset | 16:03 | 2° |
| Civil sunset | 16:30 | 7° |
| Astrosession begin | 17:31 | 19° |
Moon Rise, 97.5% illuminated  | 17:41 | 21° |
| M65 transit | 22:34 | 66° |
| Astrosession end | 03:06 | 25° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:07 | 13° |
| Sunrise | 04:34 | 8° |
| M65 set | 05:14 | |
| Moon Set | 05:28 | -3° |
Track M65 Position Throughout the Night
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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 | 16:02 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| M65 elevation | 1° |
| M65 Azimuth | -75° |
Annual motion of M65
M65 will be visible until July, 6, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
| Date | Fri, 6 March 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 17:31 |
| Twighlight end | 03:03 |
| Twighlight duration | 10h 32m |
| Rise | 15:50 |
| Set | 05:10 |
| Elevation at transit | 66° |
| Transit time | 22:30 |
| 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.
You can also view detailed visibility information in a dedicated table, including exact rise, transit, and set times for each date.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of M65
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 11.31553° |
| Declination | 13.09236° |
| Magnitude | 9.32 |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Elevation | 1.5° |
| Azimuth | -74.6° |
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.