Messier 65 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. Along with M66 and NGC 3628, M65 forms the Leo Triplet, a small group of galaxies.

Distance to Earth: 35 million light years

Age: 13.26 billion years

Radius: 45,000 light years

Apparent mass: ~250 billion M☉

Stars: 200 billion

Constellation: Leo