Maffei 2 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 10 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Maffei 2 and Maffei 1 were both discovered by Paolo Maffei in 1968 from their infrared emission.

Maffei 2 lies in the Zone of Avoidance and is about 99.5% obscured by the Milky Way's foreground dust clouds,[3] and as a result is barely detectable at optical wavelengths.

It had been suggested soon after its discovery that Maffei 2 may be a member of the Local Group, but it is now thought to be a member of another nearby group, the IC 342/Maffei Group, the galaxy group that is the closest to the Local Group.