M94 Group
The M94 Group (Canes I Group or Canes Venatici I Group) is a loose, extended group of galaxies located about 13 million light-years away in the constellations Canes Venatici and Coma Berenices. The group is one of many groups that lies within the Virgo Supercluster (i.e. the Local Supercluster) and one of the closest groups to the Local Group.
| M94 Group | |
|---|---|
| Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
| Constellation(s) | Canes Venatici & Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | |
| Declination | |
| Brightest member | M94, M106, |
| Number of galaxies | 16-24 |
| Other designations | |
| NGC 4736 Group, Canes Venatici I Group, Canes Venatici Cloud, LGG 291, NOGG H 617, NOGG P1 636, NOGG P2 647 | |
Although the galaxies in this cluster appear to be from a single large cloud-like structure, many of the galaxies within the group are only weakly gravitationally bound, and some have not yet formed stable orbits around the center of this group. Instead, most of the galaxies in this group appear to be moving with the expansion of the universe.
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