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 ascension12h 30m
Declination+43°
Brightest memberMessier 106

Galaxies in the Cluster

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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

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  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

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