NGC 3226-27: What a beautiful sight! And so easy to find just 50′ east of Algieba in Leo’s Sickle. The two galaxies comprise an interacting pair located approximately 77 million light-years from Earth. The smaller of the two, NGC 3226, a 12th-magnitude dwarf elliptical, shares a common envelope with the larger NGC 3227, an 11.1-magnitude spiral. I see two galaxies touching at 142×, each with a distinct character. NGC 3227 is elongated northwest-southeast with a prominent, nearly stellar nucleus. NGC 3226 appears a little fainter, round with a brighter but more diffuse core.