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Canes II Group

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Canes II group
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Canes Venatici
Right ascension12h 30m
Declination+43°

The Canes II Group or Canes Venatici II Group (CVn II Group) is a group of galaxies about 26.1 million light-years away from Earth. The group resides in the Local Supercluster.[1] The largest galaxy within the cluster is M106 (NGC 4258), which is a barred spiral galaxy.[2]

Galaxies in the Cluster

Canes II is directly behind Canes I, which makes it difficult to show which galaxy belongs in which cluster.[2] It is generally accepted that the following galaxies belong in Canes II;[2]

References

  1. ^ G. De Vaucouleurs, 1975. Nearby Groups of Galaxies, ch. 5. the nearer groups within 10 megaparsecs. Published in "Galaxies and the Universe," ed. by A. Sandage, M. Sandage and J. Kristian
  2. ^ a b c "The Canes II Group". Atlas of the Universe. 2003. Retrieved 2009-08-06.

See also