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Old 06-06-2009, 11:08 PM
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Peter,

They are the "Hickson Compact Galaxy Groups". I think there are around 100 of these groups that average about 566 members. They are also very faint, 15-16th magnitude.

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Glenn
Sorry typo, they average around 5-6 galaxies each group, not 566!

Glenn
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