M95 (NGC 3351) and M96 (NGC 3368) are two bright galaxies nine degrees east of Regulus. Move the binoculars a little to the southeast, capturing rho Leonis. The galaxies are to the northeast: binoculars.

Like M65 and M66, these two weren't actually found by Messier, but rather the French astronomer Pierre Méchain in 1781. Méchain was mostly responsible for finishing Messier's work.

The two galaxies are in the same field of vision, 42' apart (M95 to the west). M95 has a bright centre and very faint circular spiral while M96 is more typical of spiral galaxies, seen nearly flat-on.

To the north of these two, and in the same field, is M105, one of the later additions to Messier's list. It is found with two neighbouring galaxies, making a triangular effect of galaxies which observers consider to be part of the M95/96 complex.