- Source: Centaurus Cluster
The Centaurus Cluster (A3526) is a cluster of hundreds of galaxies, located approximately 170 million light-years away in the Centaurus constellation. The brightest member galaxy is the elliptical galaxy NGC 4696 (~11m). The Centaurus cluster shares its supercluster, the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster, with IC4329 Cluster and Hydra Cluster.
The cluster consists of two different sub-groups of galaxies with different velocities. Cen 30 is the main subgroup containing NGC 4696. Cen 45 which is centered on NGC 4709, is moving at 1500 km/s relative to Cen 30, and is believed to be merging with the main cluster.
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See also
Abell catalogue
List of Abell clusters
X-ray astronomy
References
External links
The Centaurus Cluster on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Supergugus Shapley
- Omega Centauri
- 2M1207
- Gugus norma
- Daftar istilah astronomi
- Daftar galaksi terdekat
- Mangan
- Daftar gugus bola
- Litium
- Bintang
- Centaurus Cluster
- Centaurus
- Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster
- Centaurus (disambiguation)
- Scutum–Centaurus Arm
- Centaurus A
- Centaurus A/M83 Group
- NGC 4622
- Omega Centauri
- Great Attractor
