Virgo Southern Extension
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

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 A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity. The word is derived from the Greek ' (), literally 'milky', a reference to the Milky Way galaxy that contains the Solar Sys ...
stretching approximately off the southern edge of the
Virgo Supercluster The Local Supercluster (LSC or LS), or Virgo Supercluster is a formerly defined supercluster containing the Virgo Cluster and Local Group, which itself contains the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, as well as others. At least 100 galaxy group ...
. It is located approximately to from the
Solar System The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies. The International Astronomical Union, the authoritative body regarding astronomical nomenclature, specifies capitalizing the names of all individual astronomical objects but uses mixed "Sola ...
, at a
right ascension Right ascension (abbreviated RA; symbol ) is the angular distance of a particular point measured eastward along the celestial equator from the Sun at the equinox (celestial coordinates), March equinox to the (hour circle of the) point in questio ...
of to . These clusters include: * M61 Group: ** IC 3474 ** M61 (NGC 4303) ** NGC 4255 ** NGC 4420 ** NGC 4496A ** NGC 4517A ** NGC 4527 ** NGC 4533 ** NGC 4536 ** NGC 4581 ** NGC 4599 **
NGC 4632 NGC4632 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background for is , which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . However, 15 ''non-redshift'' measurements give a much closer distance o ...
** PGC 40951 ** UGC 7387 ** UGC 7522 ** UGC 7612 **
UGC 7780 UGC may refer to: Organisations * Canadian Geophysical Union, official abbreviation in French (Union géophysique canadienne) * UGC (cinema operator), a European cinema chain, formerly Union Générale Cinématographique * UGC Fox Distribution, a ...
*
NGC 4030 Group 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 off the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluste ...
: **
NGC 4030 NGC 4030 is a grand design spiral galaxy located about 64 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the NGC 4030 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters s ...
**
UGC 6970 UGC may refer to: Organisations * Canadian Geophysical Union, official abbreviation in French (Union géophysique canadienne) * UGC (cinema operator), a European cinema chain, formerly Union Générale Cinématographique * UGC Fox Distribution, a ...
**
UGC 7000 UGC may refer to: Organisations * Canadian Geophysical Union, official abbreviation in French (Union géophysique canadienne) * UGC (cinema operator), a European cinema chain, formerly Union Générale Cinématographique * UGC Fox Distribution, a ...
*
NGC 4179 Group 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 off the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluste ...
: **
NGC 4116 NGC may refer to: Companies * NGC Corporation, the name of US electric company Dynegy, Inc. from 1995 to 1998 * National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago, a state-owned natural gas company in Trinidad and Tobago * National Grid plc, a former nam ...
**
NGC 4123 NGC 4123 is a modest-sized, strongly-barred spiral galaxy located away in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. It was discovered February 25, 1784 by William Herschel. This is a member of the Virgo cluster, and it belongs to a group of three ...
**
NGC 4179 NGC 4179 is a lenticular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on January 14, 1784. It is a member of the NGC 4179 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and ...
**
UGC 7035 UGC may refer to: Organisations * Canadian Geophysical Union, official abbreviation in French (Union géophysique canadienne) * UGC (cinema operator), a European cinema chain, formerly Union Générale Cinématographique * UGC Fox Distribution, a ...
*
NGC 4697 Group 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 Galaxy cluster, galactic clusters and individual galaxy, galaxies stretching approximately off the southern edge o ...
: ** IC 3908 ** MCG-1-33-1 ** MCG-1-33-3 ** MCG-1-33-11 ** MCG-1-33-33 ** MCG-1-33-59 ** MCG-1-33-61 ** MCG-1-33-82 **
NGC 4697 NGC 4697 (also known as Caldwell 52) is an elliptical galaxy some 40 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the NGC 4697 Group, a group of galaxies also containing NGC 4731 and several generally much smaller ...
** NGC 4731 ** NGC 4775 ** NGC 4941 ** NGC 4948 ** NGC 4948A ** NGC 4951 ** NGC 4958 ** UGCA 310 *
NGC 4699 Group 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 off the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluste ...
: ** MCG-2-33-15 ** MCG-2-33-47 ** MCG-1-33-60 ** MCG-2-33-85 ** NGC 4699 ** NGC 4700 ** NGC 4722 ** NGC 4742 **
NGC 4781 NGC 4781 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by William Herschel on Mar 25, 1786. It is a member of the NGC 4699 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clu ...
**
NGC 4790 NGC 4790 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is 1679 ± 24km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of . In addition, six ''non-redshift'' measurements ...
**
NGC 4802 NGC may refer to: Companies * NGC Corporation, the name of US electric company Dynegy, Inc. from 1995 to 1998 * National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago, a state-owned natural gas company in Trinidad and Tobago * National Grid plc, a former nam ...
**
NGC 4818 NGC 4818 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy lies about 45 million light years away from Earth, which means, given its apparent dimensions, that NGC 4818 is approximately 55,000 light years across. It was discovered by ...
* NGC 4753 Group: ** NGC 4636 ** NGC 4643 ** NGC 4688 ** NGC 4691 ** NGC 4753 ** NGC 4771 ** NGC 4772 ** NGC 4808 ** NGC 4845 ** NGC 4900 ** NGC 4904 ** UGC 7824 ** UGC 7911 ** UGC 7982 ** UGC 8041 *
NGC 4856 Group NGC may refer to: Companies * NGC Corporation, the name of US electric company Dynegy, Inc. from 1995 to 1998 * National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago, a state-owned natural gas company in Trinidad and Tobago * National Grid plc, a former nam ...
: ** MCG-2-33-82 ** MCG-2-33-88 ** MCG-3-33-32 ** NGC 4856 **
NGC 4984 NGC 4984 is an intermediate lenticular galaxy exhibiting a double ring structure in the constellation Virgo. It is a member of the NGC 4856 Group of galaxies, which is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters st ...
* NGC 4995 Group: ** IC 4212 ** NGC 4942 ** NGC 4981 ** NGC 4995 * NGC 5084 Group: ** ESO 576-50 **
NGC 5084 NGC 5084 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Virgo (constellation), Virgo. It is located at a distance of about 80 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that NGC 5084 is at least 200,000 light year ...
** NGC 5087 ** NGC 5134 *Additional galaxies in the group: ** M104 (NGC 4594, or the Sombrero Galaxy) ** MCG-3-33-30 ** NGC 4457 ** NGC 4487 ** NGC 4504 ** NGC 4517 ** NGC 4546 ** NGC 4586 ** NGC 4592 ** NGC 4597 ** NGC 4665 ** NGC 4666 ** NGC 4684 ** NGC 4701 ** NGC 5054 ** NGC 5170 ** NGC 5247


See also

*
M96 Group The M96 Group (also known as the Leo I Group) is a group of galaxies in the constellation Leo (constellation), Leo. This group contains between 8 and 24 galaxies, including three Messier objects. It also contains the Leo Ring. The group is one ...
* Leo II Groups * Virgo III Groups


References

{{reflist, refs= {{cite journal , title=A nearby analog of z∼2 compact quiescent galaxies with a rotating disk , date=April 10, 2012 , first1=Fangzhou , last1=Jiang , first2=Pieter , last2=van Dokkum , first3=Rachel , last3=Bezanson , first4=Marijn , last4=Franx , journal=
The Astrophysical Journal Letters ''The Astrophysical Journal'' (''ApJ'') is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of astrophysics and astronomy, established in 1895 by American astronomers George Ellery Hale and James Edward Keeler. The journal discontinued its print edition and b ...
, volume=749 , issue=L10 , pages=L10 , publisher= The American Astronomical Society , doi=10.1088/2041-8205/749/1/L10 , s2cid=119299421 , doi-access=free , arxiv=1203.1317 , bibcode=2012ApJ...749L..10J
{{cite web , url=http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/virii.html , title=The Virgo II Groups , first=Richard , last=Powell , date=July 30, 2006 , publisher=An Atlas of the Universe , access-date=August 9, 2022 , archive-date=July 22, 2012 , archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722223206/http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/galgrps/virii.html , url-status=live {{cite web , url=http://www.icc.dur.ac.uk/~tt/Lectures/Galaxies/LocalGroup/Back/virgo.html , title=The Universe within 100 million Light Years , first=Richard , last=Powell , date=February 23, 2003 , publisher=
Durham University Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is a collegiate university, collegiate public university, public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament (UK), Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by r ...
, access-date=August 8, 2022 , archive-date=August 8, 2022 , archive-url=https://archive.today/20220808231215/http://www.icc.dur.ac.uk/~tt/Lectures/Galaxies/LocalGroup/Back/virgo.html , url-status=live
Galaxy clusters Virgo Supercluster