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Series of galaxy clusters

Virgo II Groups

Virgo II Groups
All data from the card 4
Right ascension
12h 00m to 13h 30m
Number of galaxies
at least 100
Parent structure
Virgo Supercluster
Distance
55 Mly (16.86 Mpc) to 80 Mly (24.53 Mpc)

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 30 megalight-years (9,198,041.81 parsecs) off the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster. It is located approximately 55 Mly (16.86 Mpc) to 80 Mly (24.53 Mpc) from the Solar System, at a right ascension of 12h 00m to 13h 30m.

These clusters include:

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