Galaxies in the Local Volume

Book Overview

The Local Volume' (ie, the sphere of radius 10 Mpc centered on the Local Group) is known to contain at least 500 known galaxies, many of which congregate in well-known groups like the Local Group, the relatively loose Sculptor Group, and the more compact Centaurus A group. Accurate distances are now available for the majority of these nearby galaxies, allowing us to visualise the Local Volume in 3D, study the local Hubble flow and its dispersion,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402069324
• ISBN13: 9781402069321
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"