M96 Group

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.

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