Shapley Supercluster
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The Shapley Supercluster is one of the most massive known concentrations of galaxies in the nearby universe, exerting a significant gravitational influence on surrounding cosmic structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shapley Supercluster canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
galaxy supercluster
ⓘ
large-scale structure in the universe ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Shapley Concentration ⓘ |
| contains |
Abell 1736
ⓘ
Abell 3554 ⓘ Abell 3556 ⓘ Abell 3558 ⓘ Abell 3559 ⓘ Abell 3560 ⓘ Abell 3562 ⓘ Abell 3571 ⓘ Abell 3572 ⓘ Abell 3575 ⓘ Abell 3578 ⓘ Abell 3581 ⓘ SC 1327-312 ⓘ SC 1329-313 ⓘ numerous galaxy clusters ⓘ rich clusters of galaxies ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Harlow Shapley ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | galaxy counts and cluster surveys ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDistance |
about 200 megaparsecs from Earth
ⓘ
about 650 million light-years from Earth ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMass | of order 10^16 solar masses ⓘ |
| hasApproximateRedshift | z ≈ 0.046 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high galaxy cluster density
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one of the most massive galaxy concentrations in the nearby universe ⓘ strong gravitational influence on surrounding structures ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | overdense region compared to cosmic mean ⓘ |
| hasRole | major attractor in local universe dynamics ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important for understanding cosmic flow fields
ⓘ
key laboratory for studying structure formation ⓘ |
| hasSubstructure |
cluster complexes centered on Abell 3558
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cluster complexes centered on Abell 3562 ⓘ multiple filaments of galaxy clusters ⓘ |
| influences |
large-scale galaxy flow patterns
ⓘ
motion of the Local Group ⓘ peculiar velocities of nearby galaxy clusters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centaurus
ⓘ
surface form:
Centaurus constellation region
|
| namedAfter | Harlow Shapley ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
Laniakea Supercluster
ⓘ
local universe ⓘ nearby large-scale structure ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Attractor region
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Attractor
Laniakea Supercluster ⓘ |
| studiedUsing |
X-ray observations of intracluster medium
ⓘ
redshift surveys ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.