\begin{table}%t1 \caption {\label{Tabella01}External galaxy groups gravitationally influencing the~LG \mbox{dynamics}.} %\centerline { \begin{tabular}{lrrccr} \hline\hline Group$^a$ & $l$ & $b$ & $d$$^b$ & $M$ & $ V_{{r}}$$^c$ \\ Name & $^{\circ}$ & $^{\circ}$ & Mpc & $10^{12}~ M_\odot$ & km~s$^{-1}$ \\ \hline IC 342 & 138.2 & 10.6 & 3.3 & 12.6 & 171.0 \\ Maffei & 136.4 & --0.4 & 3.5 & 6.3 & 152.0 \\ M 81 & 142.1 & 40.9 & 3.7 & 1.6 & 130.0 \\ Cen A & 309.5 & 19.4 & 2.7 & 4.7 & 371.0 \\ Sculptor & 105.8 & 85.8 & 3.2 & 6.3 & 229.0 \\ M 83 & 312.1 & 25.9 & 4.5 & 0.8 & 249.0 \\ \hline Andromeda & 121.21 & --21.60 & 0.76 & 3.16 & --123.00 \\ Milky way & 0 & 0 & 0.00 & 2.20 & 0.00 \\ \hline \end{tabular}} \par \smallskip $^a$ {Each group is indicated by the dominant galaxy. The members of each group are the same as in PC07 to whom the reader should refer for all details (their Sect. 4 and Table~2). To this list the MW and M~31 are added.} $^b$ {The uncertainties in the distances and radial velocities are omitted.} $^c$ {The radial velocities are quoted relative to the center of the MW. No correction for the motion of the Sun toward the Local Standard of Rest is applied because it falls below the accuracy adopted in this study.} \end{table}