IC 342/Maffei Group

IC342 galaxy, near the galactic plane in Cassiopeia/Camelopardalis/Perseus constellations

The IC 342/Maffei Group (also known as the IC 342 Group or the Maffei 1 Group) is the nearest group of galaxies to the Local Group. The group is basically a binary group. The member galaxies are mostly concentrated around either IC 342 or Maffei 1, which are the brightest galaxies in the group.^[1]

The group, and the Local Group, are in the Virgo Supercluster (i.e. the Local Supercluster).^[2]

IC 342/Maffei Group Media

Maffei 1 (UGCA 34) elliptical galaxy

References

↑ Karachentsev I.D.. The Local Group and other neighboring galaxy groups. Astronomical Journal 129 (1) (2005). p. 178–188. doi:10.1086/426368.
↑ Tully R.B.. The local supercluster. Astrophysical Journal 257 (1982). p. 389–422. doi:10.1086/159999.

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[karachentsev2005-1] Karachentsev I.D.. The Local Group and other neighboring galaxy groups. Astronomical Journal 129 (1) (2005). p. 178–188. doi:10.1086/426368.

[tully1982-2] Tully R.B.. The local supercluster. Astrophysical Journal 257 (1982). p. 389–422. doi:10.1086/159999.

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