Dwingeloo 2
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Dwingeloo 2 is a small spiral galaxy and is a companion of Dwingeloo 1.
Dwingeloo 2 was first detected at radio wavelengths from the 21cm emission line of neutral atomic hydrogen (known to astronomers as HI) in the course of follow-up observations after the discovery of Dwingeloo 1.
Dwingeloo 1 and Dwingeloo 2 are thought to be members of a nearby group, the Maffei Group.