M74 Group


The M74 Group is a small group of galaxies in the constellation Pisces. The face-on spiral galaxy M74 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.

Members

The table below lists galaxies that have been consistently identified as group members in the Nearby Galaxies Catalog, the Lyons Groups of Galaxies Catalog, and the three group lists created from the Nearby Optical Galaxy sample of Giuricin et al.
NameTypeR.A. Dec. Redshift Apparent Magnitude
Messier 74SAc65710.0
NGC 660SBa pec85012.0
UGC 1176Im63014.4
UGC 1195Sc77413.9
UGC 1200IBm80814.0

Other possible members galaxies include the irregular galaxies UGC 891, UGC 1104, UGC 1171, UGC 1175, and UGCA 20.