Norma Cluster
E121002
Norma Cluster is a massive galaxy cluster located in the dense, obscured region of the sky known as the Zone of Avoidance and plays a key role in the gravitational dynamics of the local universe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norma Cluster canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
galaxy cluster
ⓘ
massive galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| affects |
motion of the Local Group of galaxies
ⓘ
peculiar velocities of nearby galaxies ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Abell 3627 ⓘ |
| belongsTo | nearby universe (z < 0.05) ⓘ |
| centralRegion | dominated by massive elliptical galaxies ⓘ |
| clusterType |
X-ray luminous cluster
ⓘ
nearby rich cluster ⓘ |
| contains |
elliptical galaxies
ⓘ
hundreds of galaxies ⓘ intracluster medium ⓘ lenticular galaxies ⓘ spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Great Attractor gravitational pull ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | equatorial coordinates used in observations ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | X-ray and optical surveys of the Zone of Avoidance ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 220 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 67 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| dominantMatterComponent | dark matter ⓘ |
| emits | X-rays ⓘ |
| environment | high-density region of the local universe ⓘ |
| gravitationalInfluence | significant on scales of tens of megaparsecs ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
high galaxy velocity dispersion
ⓘ
significant intracluster gas temperature ⓘ strong gravitational potential well ⓘ |
| hasSubstructure | multiple galaxy subclusters ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Zone of Avoidance of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Norma ⓘ |
| locatedInRegionOfSky |
Great Attractor region
ⓘ
Zone of Avoidance ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^15 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOfCatalog | Abell catalog of rich clusters of galaxies ⓘ |
| obscuredBy |
Milky Way dust
ⓘ
Milky Way stars ⓘ |
| observedInWavelength |
X-ray
ⓘ
infrared ⓘ radio ⓘ |
| partOf | local universe large-scale structure ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | gravitational dynamics of the local universe ⓘ |
| redshift | approximately 0.016 ⓘ |
| richnessClass | rich cluster ⓘ |
| temperatureOfIntraclusterMedium | on the order of 10^7–10^8 Kelvin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mapping mass distribution behind the Milky Way
ⓘ
studies of galaxy evolution in dense environments ⓘ studies of large-scale flows in the local universe ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.