Astronomy:Canes II Group

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Short description: Galaxy cluster in constellation Canes Venatici
Canes II group
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Canes Venatici
Right ascension 12h 30m
Declination+43°
Brightest memberNGC 1023
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters

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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Canes II Group". Atlas of the Universe. 2003. http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/cvnii.html. Retrieved 2009-08-06. 

See also

  • Canes I Group (CVn I GrG)
  • Canes Venatici Cloud

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