| Leo II Groups | |
|---|---|
 The Leo II Groups of galaxies | |
| Observation data (Epoch ) | |
| Right ascension | 10 00 to 11 40 |
| Declination | 0° to +35° |
| Number of galaxies | at least 110 |
| Parent structure | Virgo Supercluster |
| Distance | 65 Mly (20 Mpc) to 95 Mly (29 Mpc) |
| Other designations | |
| Leo II Cloud | |
| References: | |
The Leo II Groups, or Leo II Cloud, are a series of at least 110 galactic clusters and individual galaxies stretching approximately 30 Mly (9.2 Mpc) ecliptic west of the edge of the Virgo cluster. It is located approximately 65 Mly (20 Mpc) to 95 Mly (29 Mpc) from the Solar System, at a right ascension of 10 00 to 11 40 .
These clusters include:
- NGC 3166 Group
- NGC 3190 Group
- NGC 3227 Group
- NGC 3254 Group
- NGC 3338 Group
- NGC 3370 Group
- NGC 3396 Group
- NGC 3504 Group
- NGC 3607 Group (Leo II Group)
- NGC 3640 Group
- NGC 3813 Group
- NGC 3810 Group
- Additional galaxies in the group:
See also
References
- ^ Powell, Richard (July 30, 2006). "The Virgo II Groups". An Atlas of the Universe. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- Powell, Richard (February 23, 2003). "The Universe within 100 million Light Years". Durham University. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- "NAME NGC 3166 Group". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- Makarov, Dmitry; Karachentsev, Igor (April 21, 2011). "Galaxy groups and clouds in the local (z~ 0.01) Universe". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 412 (4): 2498–2520. arXiv:1011.6277. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.412.2498M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18071.x. S2CID 119194025.