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M96 Group

M96 Group

Galaxy group in the constellation Leo

"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.

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]

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Members

The table below lists galaxies that have been consistently identified as group members in the Nearby Galaxies Catalog,[5] the survey of Fouque et al.,[6] the Lyons Groups of Galaxies (LGG) Catalog,[3] and the three group lists created from the Nearby Optical Galaxy sample of Giuricin et al.[4]

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Nearby groups

The Leo Triplet, which includes the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628,[3][4][5] is located physically near the M96 Group.[10] Some group identification algorithms actually identify the Leo Triplet at part of the M96 Group.[4][6] The two groups may actually be separate parts of a much larger group.[10]

M96 Group also includes the bright galaxies Messier 105 and Messier 95.[11]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "MESSIER 096 GROUP". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  2. [2]
    "NAME M96 GROUP". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  3. [3]
    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.
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    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.
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    R. B. Tully (1988). Nearby Galaxies Catalog. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-35299-1.
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    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.
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    R. B. Tully (1982). "The Local Supercluster". Astrophysical Journal. 257: 389–422. Bibcode:1982ApJ...257..389T. doi:10.1086/159999.
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    "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for various galaxies. Retrieved 2006-10-24.
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    "SIMBAD". Retrieved 2015-10-24.
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    L. Ferrarese; H. C. Ford; J. Huchra; R. C. Kennicutt Jr.; J. R. Mould; S. Sakai; W. L. Freedman; P. B. Stetson; B. F. Madore; B. K. Gibson; J. A. Graham; S. M. Hughes; G. D. Illingworth; D. D. Kelson; L. Macri; K. Sebo; N. A. Silbermann (2000). "A Database of Cepheid Distance Moduli and Tip of the Red Giant Branch, Globular Cluster Luminosity Function, Planetary Nebula Luminosity Function, and Surface Brightness Fluctuation Data Useful for Distance Determinations". Astrophysical Journal Supplement. 128 (2): 431–459. arXiv:astro-ph/9910501. Bibcode:2000ApJS..128..431F. doi:10.1086/313391. S2CID 121612286.
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    "A galactic maelstrom". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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