Right ascension 02 41 55.1 Redshift -17 ± 5 km/s Type SAB(rs)bc Magnitude 16 Apparent magnitude (V) 16 | Declination +59° 36′ 15″ Distance 9.8 Mly Apparent size (V) 5′.82 × 1′.57 | |
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Similar Maffei 1, IC 342, Dwingeloo 1, Abell 31, NGC 1555 | ||
Maffei 2 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 10 million light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Maffei 2 and Maffei 1 were both discovered by Paolo Maffei in 1968 from their infrared emission. Maffei 2 lies in the Zone of Avoidance and is about 99.5% obscured by the Milky Way's foreground dust clouds, and as a result is barely detectable at optical wavelengths. It had been suggested soon after its discovery that Maffei 2 may be a member of the Local Group, but it is now thought to be a member of another nearby group, the IC 342/Maffei Group, the galaxy group that is the closest to the Local Group.
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