Virgo III Cloud


The Virgo III Groups, Virgo III Cloud, or the Virgo-Libra Cloud is a galaxy filament consisting of at least 13 galaxy groups. It is located approximately 87 Mly from the Solar System.
The Virgo III Cloud, like the Leo Cloud, is prolate and points toward the Virgo Cluster.

List of groups

Below is a list of groups in the Virgo III Cloud according to astronomer Brent Tully.
Name of groupR.A. Dec. Number of membersBrightest memberRedshiftDistance Cross-ID
NBGC 41-115h 06m 29.7s01d 36m 08s
  • 11
  • 9
  • 8
  • 13
NGC 58460.00583486NGC 5846 Group, GHCG 150, RXC J1506.4+0136, GrG 70, BAX 226.3853+01.6963, RXGCC 589, 146, DV 50, MCXC J1506.4+0136, XCLASS 366, 668 LGG 393, NOGG H 830, NOGG P1 836, NOGG P2 852
NBGC 41-214h 53m 24.6s03d 32m 34s
  • 14
  • 11
  • 22
  • 26/12/12
    		• NGC 57460.00508777
  • NOTE: Garcia considers the NGC 5746 Group and the NGC 5775 Group described by Fouque et al. to be two subgroups of a larger NGC 5746 Group or 41-2.
    • NGC 5746 Group, NGC 5775 Group, LGG 386, LGG 387, NOGG H 806, NOGG P1 812, NOGG P2 828
    NBGC 41-314h 20m 38.3s03d 40m 13s
    • 8
    • 5
    • 6
    • 5/6/6
    		NGC 55660.00511780NGC 5566 Group, NGC 5638 Group LGG 379, NOGG H 779, NOGG P1 781, NOGG P2 797, NGC 5560 Group, NOGG H 777
    NBGC 41-414h 11m 55.1s-02d 15m 46s
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3/6/6
    		• NGC 54960.00525780NGC 5496 Group, LGG 377, NOGG H 765, NOGG P1 773, NOGG P2 789, NGC 5506 Group, NOGG P1 770
    NBGC 41-514h 32m 25.8s08d 04m 43s
  • 2
    		• NGC 56650.00746170
    NBGC 41-615h 09m 16.1s-11d 19m 18s
  • 2
    		• NGC 58610.00617483
    NBGC 41-713h 54m 37.6s04d 58m 16s
  • 5
  • 5
  • 7
  • 4/7/5
    		• NGC 53640.00420668NGC 5364 Group, LGG 362, NOGG H 736, NOGG P1 745, NOGG P2 761
    NBGC 41-813h 37m 32.0s08d 53m 07s
  • 3
  • 3
  • 3
    		• NGC 52480.00383964NGC 5248 Group, NOGG H 724, NOGG P1 735, NOGG P2 751
    NBGC 41-1015h 13m 45.7s-14d 16m 11s
  • 3
    		• NGC 58780.00664199
    NBGC 41-1115h 19m 37.1s-23d 50m 36s
  • 3
  • 3
  • 5
  • 3/5/5
    		• NGC 59030.007972114NGC 5898 Group, LGG 398, NGC 5903 Group, NOGG H 837, NOGG P1 847, NOGG P2 862
    NBGC 41-1214h 06m 44.3s-05d 36m 38s
  • 2
  • 4
  • 4
  • 4/5/5
    		• NGC 54270.008733110
  • NOTE: NED considers 42-12 to be the main subgroup of the NGC 5427 Group
    • NGC 5427 Group, LGG 374, NOGG H 760, NOGG P1 768, NOGG P2 783
    NBGC 41-1314h 06m 44.3s-05d 36m 38s
    • 2
    		NGC 54680.008733110
  • NOTE: NED considers 42-13 to be a subgroup of the NGC 5427 Group
    • NBGC 41-1414h 24m 13.2s-16d 43m 23s
  • 2
  • 2
    		• NGC 55950.009043102NGC 5595 Group, NOGG H 784, NOGG P1 787, NOGG P2 803