M96 Group

"Leo Group" redirects here. For the company, see The Leo Group. For the cluster of galaxies, see Leo Cluster. For the galaxy triplet, see Leo Triplet.
M96 Group
M95 (left) and M96 (right). Credit:Scott Anttila.
Observation data (Epoch J2000[1][2])
Constellation(s)Leo[3][4]
Right ascension10h 48m 34.7s [1]
Declination+12° 40′ 15″ [1]
Brightest memberM96[3][4]
Number of galaxies8-24[3][4][5][6]
Distance11.3 Mpc (37 Mly) [1]
Other designations
Leo I Group,[6] LGG 217,[3] NOGG H 507,[4]
NOGG P1 498,[4] NOGG P2 507[4]

The M96 Group (also known as the Leo I Group) is a group of galaxies in the constellation Leo. This group contains between 8 and 24 galaxies, including three Messier objects.[3][4][5][6] It also contains the Leo Ring. The group is one of many groups that lies within the Virgo Supercluster (the combined Local Group and Virgo cluster).[7]

  1. ^ a b c d "MESSIER 096 GROUP". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  2. ^ "NAME M96 GROUP". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  3. ^ a b c d e A. Garcia (1993). "General study of group membership. II - Determination of nearby groups". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 100: 47–90. Bibcode:1993A&AS..100...47G.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g G. Giuricin; C. Marinoni; L. Ceriani; A. Pisani (2000). "Nearby Optical Galaxies: Selection of the Sample and Identification of Groups". Astrophysical Journal. 543 (1): 178–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0001140. Bibcode:2000ApJ...543..178G. doi:10.1086/317070. S2CID 9618325.
  5. ^ a b R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-35299-1.
  6. ^ a b c P. Fouque; E. Gourgoulhon; P. Chamaraux; G. Paturel (1992). "Groups of galaxies within 80 Mpc. II - The catalogue of groups and group members". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement. 93: 211–233. Bibcode:1992A&AS...93..211F.
  7. ^ R. B. Tully (1982). "The Local Supercluster". Astrophysical Journal. 257: 389–422. Bibcode:1982ApJ...257..389T. doi:10.1086/159999.