NGC 4038 Group

NGC 4038 Group
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Corvus and Crater
Right ascension[1][2]
Declination[1][2]
Brightest memberAntennae Galaxies
Number of galaxies13-27[1][2][3][4]
Other designations
LGG 263,[1] NOGG H 580,[2]
NOGG P1 596,[2] NOGG P2 603[2]
Antennae galaxies

The NGC 4038 Group is a group of galaxies in the constellations Corvus and Crater. The group may contain between 13 and 27 galaxies. The group's best known galaxies are the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/NGC4039), a well-known interacting pair of galaxies.

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