Canes II Group

Canes II group
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Canes Venatici
Right ascension12h 30m
Declination+43°
Brightest memberMessier 106

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]

  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Atlas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).