A sakamakon haka, ƙayyade ta nesa ya kasance musamman wuya.A 1971, nan da nan bayan da aka gano shi, Hyron Spinrad kiyasta nesa zuwa Maffei 1 a game da 1 Mpc, wanda zai sanya shi a cikin Local Group of galaxies. A 1983 wannan kimantawa da aka sake dubawa har zuwa 2.11.3 + -0.8 Mpc da Ronald B. Marshall ta amfani da game da 4.7 magnitudes na ƙarewa (a factor na game da 1/70) a bayyane haske. Baya ga ƙarewa, lura da Maffei 1 an kara hana ta da cewa an rufe shi da myriads na m Milky Way taurari, wanda za a iya sauƙi rikita da kansa. A sakamakon haka, kayyade ta nesa ya kasance musamman wuya.A 1971, nan da nan bayan da aka gano shi, Hyron Spinrad kiyasta nesa zuwa Maffei 1 a game da 1 Mpc, wanda zai sanya shi a cikin Local Group of galaxies. A 1983 wannan kimantawa da aka sake duba har zuwa 2.11.3 + -0.8 Mpc da Ronald B. Marshall da kuma yana fama da game da 4.7 magnitudes na ƙarewa (a
Shekara ta 1971