The Canes II Group or Canes Venatici II Group (CVn II Group) is a

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about 26.1 million

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s away from

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. The group resides in the

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. G. De Vaucouleurs, 1975. ''Nearby Groups of Galaxies'', ch. 5. the nearer groups within 10 megaparsecs. Published in "Galaxies and the Universe," ed. by A. Sandage, M. Sandage and J. Kristian The largest

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within the cluster is M106 (NGC 4258), which is a

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Galaxies in the Cluster

Canes II is directly behind Canes I, which makes it difficult to show which galaxy belongs in which cluster. It is generally accepted that the following galaxies belong in Canes II;

Galaxies in the Cluster

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