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]
| Canes II group | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
| Constellation(s) | Canes Venatici |
| Right ascension | 12h 30m |
| Declination | +43° |
| Brightest member | Messier 106 |
Galaxies in the Cluster edit
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]
| Name | Equatorial Coordinates | Declination | Blue Magnitude | Type | Angular Diameter arc. | Galaxy Diameter (Kly) | Recessional Velocity | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGC 4096 | 12 06.0 | +47 29 | 11.5 | Barred Spiral-c | 6.5 | 55 | 770 | None |
| NGC 4144 | 12 10.0 | +46 27 | 12.2 | Barred Spiral-c | 6.0 | 55 | 481 | |
| UGC 7267 | 12 15.4 | +51 22 | 15.3 | Spiral-d | 1.7 | 15 | 660 | |
| UGC 7271 | 12 15.6 | +43 26 | 15.5 | Spiral-c | 1.6 | 15 | 772 | |
| UGC 7298 | 12 16.5 | +52 13 | 17 | Irregular | 1.3 | 10 | 354 | |
| UGC 7320 | 12 17.5 | +44 29 | Unknown | Spiral-d | .9 | 10 | 740 | |
| NGC 4242 | 12 17.5 | +45 37 | 11.7 | Barred Spiral-m | 4.8 | 40 | 733 | |
| NGC 4248 | 12 17.8 | +47 25 | 13.4 | Barred Spiral-b | 2.4 | 20 | 693 | |
| M106 | 12 19.0 | +47 18 | 9.1 | Barred Spiral-b | 17.0 | 150 | 656 | NGC 4258 |
| UGC 7356 | 12 19.2 | +47 05 | 15.8 | Irregular | .9 | 10 | 480 | |
| NGC 4288 | 12 20.6 | +46 18 | 13.4 | Barred Spiral-c | 2.2 | 20 | 746 | |
| UGC 7408 | 12 21.3 | +45 49 | 13.4 | Irregular | 2.6 | 20 | 675 | DDO 120 |
| UGC 7599 | 12 28.5 | +37 14 | 14.9 | Spiral-m | 1.9 | 15 | 527 | DDO 127 |
| UGC 7608 | 12 28.8 | +43 14 | 13.7 | Irregular | 3.5 | 30 | 760 | DDO 129 |
| NGC 4460 | 12 28.8 | +44 52 | 12.8 | Spiral-0 | 4.1 | 35 | 711 | |
| UGC 7639 | 12 29.9 | +47 32 | 14.5 | Irregular | 2.4 | 20 | 585 | |
| KK151 | 12 30.4 | +42 54 | 16.5 | Spiral-c | 1.1 | 10 | 660 | PGC 41314 |
| NGC 4485 | 12 30.5 | +41 42 | 12.5 | Irregular | 2.4 | 20 | 725 | |
| NGC 4490 | 12 30.6 | +41 38 | 10.6 | Barred Spiral-c | 6.3 | 55 | 809 | |
| UGC 7678 | 12 32.0 | +39 50 | 16.1 | Barred Spiral | 0.9 | 10 | 921 | |
| UGC 7690 | 12 32.4 | +42 42 | 13.4 | Irregular | 1.6 | 15 | 762 | |
| UGC 7699 | 12 32.8 | +37 37 | 13.6 | Barred Spiral-c | 3.8 | 35 | 743 | |
| UGC 7719 | 12 34.0 | +39 01 | 15.3 | Spiral-d | 1.9 | 15 | 920 | |
| UGC 7751 | 12 35.1 | +41 03 | 17.6 | Irregular | 0.7 | 5 | 835 | |
| UGC 7774 | 12 36.4 | +40 00 | 15.0 | Spiral-c | 3.0 | 25 | 758 | |
| UGC 7827 | 12 39.7 | +44 51 | 17? | Irregular | 1.2 | 10 | 765 | |
| NGC 4618 | 12 41.6 | +41 09 | 11.4 | Barred Spiral-d | 4.4 | 40 | 771 | |
| NGC 4625 | 12 41.9 | +41 16 | 13.1 | Barred Spiral-m | 2.1 | 20 | 837 | |
| UGC 7949 | 12 47.0 | +36 29 | 15.1 | Irregular | 1.9 | 15 | 578 | DDO 147 |
| NGC 4707 | 12 48.4 | +51 10 | 13.4 | Spiral-m | 2.2 | 20 | 646 |
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c "The Canes II Group". Atlas of the Universe. 2003. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
See also edit
- Canes I Group (CVn I GrG)
- Canes Venatici Cloud
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