  We have analysed a sample of satellite and primary galaxies in the 2dF galaxy
redshift survey. In our study we find a strong statistical evidence of the
Holmberg effect (that is a tendency for satellites to avoid regions along the
line defined by the primary plane) within 500 kpc of projected distance to the
primary. This effect is present only when we restrict to objects with radial
velocity relative to the primary $|\Delta v|<160$ km/s which correspond
approximately to the mean of the distribution. We explore the dependence of
this anisotropy on spectral type ($\eta$), colours, and luminosities of both
primaries and satellites, finding that objects with a low present-day star
formation rate present the most significant effect.
