M74 Group
Small group of galaxies in the constellation of Pisces
The M74 Group (also known as the NGC 628 Group) is a small group of galaxies in the constellation Pisces. The face-on spiral galaxy M74 (NGC 628) is the brightest galaxy within the group. Other members include the peculiar spiral galaxy NGC 660 and several smaller irregular galaxies . The M74 Group is one of many galaxy groups that lie within the Virgo Supercluster.
01Members
The table below lists galaxies that have been consistently identified as group members in the Nearby Galaxies Catalog, the Lyons Groups of Galaxies (LGG) Catalog, and the three group lists created from the Nearby Optical Galaxy sample of Giuricin et al.
| Name | Type | R.A. (J2000) | Dec. (J2000) | Redshift (km/s) | Apparent Magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messier 74 | SA(s)c | 01h 36m 41.8s | +15° 47′ 01″ | 657 | 10.0 |
| NGC 660 | SB(s)a pec | 01h 43m 02.4s | +13° 38′ 42″ | 850 | 12.0 |
| UGC 1176 | Im | 01h 40m 09.9s | +15° 54′ 17″ | 630 | 14.4 |
| UGC 1195 | Sc | 01h 42m 27.0s | +13° 58′ 37″ | 774 | 13.9 |
| UGC 1200 | IBm | 01h 42m 48.3s | +13° 09′ 22″ | 808 | 14.0 |
Other possible members galaxies (galaxies listed in only one or two of the lists from the above references) include the irregular galaxies UGC 891, UGC 1104, UGC 1171, UGC 1175, and UGCA 20.
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- Messier 74 by HST.jpg by NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration. Acknowledgment: R. Chandar (University of Toledo) and J. Miller (University of Michigan), Public domain
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