Virgo II Groups

Virgo II Groups
Virgo II Groups
	The Virgo II Groups of galaxies
Observation data (Epoch )
Right ascension	12h 00m to 13h 30m
Number of galaxies	at least 100
Parent structure	Virgo Supercluster
Distance	55 Mly (16.86 Mpc) to 80 Mly (24.53 Mpc)
Other designations
	Virgo II Cloud; Virgo Southern Extension; Virgo S Cloud;
	References:

The Virgo II Groups, also known as the Virgo II Cloud, Virgo Southern Extension, or the Virgo S Cloud, are a series of at least 100 galactic clusters and individual galaxies stretching approximately 30 megalight-years (9,198,041.81 parsecs) off the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is located approximately 55 Mly (16.86 Mpc) to 80 Mly (24.53 Mpc) from the Solar System, at a right ascension of 12^h 00^m to 13^h 30^m .^[1]

These clusters include:^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ Jiang, Fangzhou; van Dokkum, Pieter; Bezanson, Rachel; Franx, Marijn (April 10, 2012). "A nearby analog of z∼2 compact quiescent galaxies with a rotating disk". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 749 (L10). The American Astronomical Society: L10. arXiv:1203.1317. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/749/1/L10. S2CID 119299421.
^ 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.