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M96 Group
M95 (left) and M96 (right). Credit:Scott Anttila.
Observation data (Epoch J2000[1][2])
ConstellationLeo[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]

Members

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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]

Members of the M96 Group
Name Type[8][9] R.A. (J2000)[8][9] Dec. (J2000)[8][9] Redshift (km/s)[8][9] Apparent Magnitude[8][9]
M95 SB(r)b 10h 43m 57.7s +11° 42′ 14″ 778 ± 4 11.4
M96 SAB(rs)ab 10h 46m 45.7s +11° 49′ 12″ 897 ± 4 10.1
M105 E1 10h 47m 49.6s +12° 34′ 54″ 911 ± 2 10.2
NGC 3299 SAB(s)dm 10h 36m 23.8s +12° 42′ 27″ 641 ± 6 13.3
NGC 3377 E5.5 10h 47m 42.4s +13° 59′ 08″ 665 ± 2 11.2
NGC 3384 E7 10h 48m 16.9s +12° 37′ 46″ 704 ± 2 10.9
NGC 3412 SB(s)0 10h 50m 53.3s +13° 24′ 44″ 841 ± 2 11.5
NGC 3489 SAB(rs)0 11h 00m 18.6s +13° 54′ 04″ 677 ± 2 11.1
Leo Ring H I region 10h 48m 19.0s +12° 41′ 21″ 960 ± 80

Nearby groups

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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

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References

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