We use the recently completed redshift-distance survey of nearby early-type galaxies ( ENEAR ) to measure the dipole component of the peculiar velocity field to a depth of cz \sim 6000 kms ^ { -1 } .
The sample consists of 1145 galaxies brighter than m _ { B } = 14.5 and cz \leq 7000 kms ^ { -1 } , uniformly distributed over the whole sky , and 129 fainter cluster galaxies within the same volume .
Most of the D _ { n } - \sigma distances were obtained from new spectroscopic and photometric observations conducted by this project , ensuring the homogeneity of the data over the whole sky .
These 1274 galaxies are objectively assigned to 696 objects – 282 groups/clusters and 414 isolated galaxies .
We find that within a volume of radius \sim 6000 kms ^ { -1 } , the best-fitting bulk flow has an amplitude of | { \bf v _ { b } } | = 220 \pm 42 kms ^ { -1 } in the CMB restframe , pointing towards l = 304 ^ { \circ } \pm 16 ^ { \circ } , b = 25 ^ { \circ } \pm 11 ^ { \circ } .
The error in the amplitude includes statistical , sampling and possible systematic errors .
This solution is in excellent agreement with that obtained by the SFI Tully-Fisher survey .
Our results suggest that most of the motion of the Local Group is due to fluctuations within 6000 kms ^ { -1 } , in contrast to recent claims of large amplitude bulk motions on larger scales .