Hydra Cluster
E511401
The Hydra Cluster is a massive galaxy cluster in the constellation Hydra, notable as one of the dominant structures within the nearby universe and a key component of the Hydra–Centaurus region.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Abell 1060 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogCode | A1060 ⓘ |
| containsGalaxy |
NGC 3309
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 3311 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 3312 NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous elliptical galaxies ⓘ numerous lenticular galaxies ⓘ numerous spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | George O. Abell (as part of the Abell catalog) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 190 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 58 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| dominantGalaxy |
NGC 3309
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 3311 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emits | X-rays ⓘ |
| hasDarkMatter | dominant mass component inferred from dynamics ⓘ |
| hasDynamicalState |
evidence of substructure and infall in outskirts
ⓘ
relatively relaxed core ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
dense cluster core
ⓘ
surrounded by large-scale filamentary structures ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
contains hot intracluster gas
ⓘ
rich in early-type galaxies ⓘ |
| hasRole | anchor of one end of the Hydra–Centaurus supercluster region ⓘ |
| hasSubstructure | central cD galaxy NGC 3311 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemperature | intracluster gas temperature of several keV ⓘ |
| hasVelocityDispersion | on the order of several hundred km/s ⓘ |
| is |
a key component of the Hydra–Centaurus region
ⓘ
one of the dominant mass concentrations in the nearby universe ⓘ one of the nearest rich galaxy clusters ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNeighborOf | Centaurus Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Hydra–Centaurus–Pavo large-scale complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^14–10^15 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOf | Abell catalog of galaxy clusters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hydra–Centaurus region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local universe ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0126 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mapping local large-scale structure
ⓘ
studies of galaxy evolution in cluster environments ⓘ studies of intracluster medium ⓘ |
| xRayLuminosity | moderate compared to very rich clusters ⓘ |
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