NGC 1023 Group

NGC 1023 Group
Observation data (Epoch )
Brightest memberNGC 1023
Number of galaxies~23 plus 42 candidate members[1][2]
Distance20.6 Mly (6.3 Mpc)

The NGC 1023 Group is a group of galaxies about 20.6 million light-years (6.3 Mpc) away from Earth. It is a group in the Local Supercluster, along with the Local Group.[3]

  1. ^ Trentham, Neil; Tully, R. Brent (2009). "Dwarf galaxies in the NGC 1023 Group". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 392 (2): 722–734. arXiv:0906.2540. Bibcode:2009MNRAS.398..722T. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15189.x. S2CID 18442520.
  2. ^ "NGC 1023 Group". Astronomy Sketch of the Day. March 2014. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  3. ^ "The Universe within 100 million Light Years - the Virgo Supercluster". Atlas of the Universe.