Leo I Group

E561238

The Leo I Group is a nearby collection of galaxies in the constellation Leo that forms one of the closest galaxy groups to our own Local Group.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Leo I Group canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
galaxy group
contains interacting galaxies
distanceFromEarth about 10–12 megaparsecs
distanceFromLocalGroup about 10–12 megaparsecs
hasAlternativeName Leo I Group of galaxies
linked to: M96 Group
hasApproximateDeclination +13 degrees
hasApproximateRightAscension 11 hours
hasBrightGalaxy Messier 105
Messier 65
Messier 66
Messier 95
Messier 96
NGC 3379
NGC 3384
NGC 3623
NGC 3627
hasEnvironment low-density cosmic environment
hasGalaxyTypeDiversity elliptical galaxies
lenticular galaxies
spiral galaxies
hasMember M66 Group
M96 Group
hasNotableSubgroup M66 Group
M96 Group
isCatalogedAs nearby extragalactic system in many galaxy group catalogs
isGravitationallyBoundSystem true
isNearby Local Group
isObservedIn optical wavelengths
radio wavelengths
isOneOfClosestGalaxyGroupsTo Local Group
isPartOf nearby galaxy groups
isUsedFor distance scale calibration
studies of dark matter distribution in galaxy groups
studies of galaxy dynamics in small groups
locatedInConstellation Leo
memberOf Local Volume
redshiftRange low redshift

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virgo Supercluster contains Leo I Group
M96 Group partOf Leo I Group