Messier 66 or M66, also known as NGC 3627, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Leo. It was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier on March 1, 1780, who described it as "very long and very faint".

Distance to Earth: 35.88 million light years

Radius: 47,500 light years

Age: 13.26 billion years

Distance: 31 Mly (9.6 Mpc)

Stars: 200 billion

Did you know: The spiral galaxy NGC 3627 is located about 30 million light years from Earth.