Abell 3526
E481659
Abell 3526, also known as the Centaurus Cluster, is a massive nearby galaxy cluster notable for its rich galaxy population and strong X-ray emission.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abell galaxy cluster
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Centaurus Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BautzMorganType | I ⓘ |
| catalogCode | A3526 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralGalaxyType | giant elliptical galaxy ⓘ |
| containsGalaxy |
NGC 4696
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 4696A NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4696B NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4706 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4709 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | George O. Abell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 170 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 52 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| environment | dense cluster environment ⓘ |
| hasBrightestClusterGalaxy | NGC 4696 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoolingFlow | yes ⓘ |
| hasDarkMatter | yes ⓘ |
| hasIntraclusterMedium | hot gas ⓘ |
| hasMemberCount | several hundred galaxies ⓘ |
| hasRadioSource | PKS 1246-410 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubcluster |
Cen 30
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cen 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVelocityDispersion | about 800–900 km/s ⓘ |
| hasXRayEmission | strong ⓘ |
| isBrightIn |
X-ray
ⓘ
optical ⓘ |
| isDynamicallyComplex | yes ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundSystem | yes ⓘ |
| isNearbyCluster | yes ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^14–10^15 solar masses ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Einstein Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ ROSAT NERFINISHED ⓘ XMM-Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Abell catalogue of rich clusters of galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0104 ⓘ |
| richnessClass | 1 ⓘ |
| showsMergerActivity | yes ⓘ |
| temperatureOfIntraclusterMedium | about 3–4 keV ⓘ |
| usedForStudyOf |
cluster mergers
ⓘ
cooling flows ⓘ galaxy evolution in clusters ⓘ intracluster medium ⓘ |
| XRayLuminosity | high ⓘ |
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