Canes II Group

Canes II group
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Canes Venatici
Right ascension12h 30m
Declination+43°
Brightest memberMessier 106

The Canes II Group or Canes Venatici II Group (CVn II Group) is a group of galaxies about 26.1 million light-years away from Earth. The group resides in the Local Supercluster. The largest galaxy within the cluster is M106 (NGC 4258), which is a barred spiral galaxy.

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