Abell 426
E550692
Abell 426, also known as the Perseus Cluster, is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster notable for its bright X-ray emission and central active galaxy NGC 1275.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abell galaxy cluster
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Abell catalogue of rich clusters of galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralGalaxyType |
Seyfert galaxy
ⓘ
radio-loud AGN ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | George O. Abell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbellNumber | 426 ⓘ |
| hasAGNFeedbackFeatures |
X-ray cavities
ⓘ
radio bubbles ⓘ shock fronts ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Perseus Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDistance |
240 million light-years
ⓘ
73 Mpc ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMass | 10^15 solar masses ⓘ |
| hasBautzMorganType | II ⓘ |
| hasBrightestClusterGalaxy | NGC 1275 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralActiveGalaxy | NGC 1275 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralGalaxy | NGC 1275 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoolingFlow | yes ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | +41° 30′ ⓘ |
| hasDominantEmissionMechanism | thermal bremsstrahlung in X-rays ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLatitude | −13° ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLongitude | 150° ⓘ |
| hasIntraclusterMedium | hot X-ray emitting gas ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | rich, centrally concentrated cluster ⓘ |
| hasNotableGalaxy |
IC 310
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NGC 1272 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1273 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 1277 NERFINISHED ⓘ UGC 2669 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMemberGalaxies | > 500 ⓘ |
| hasRadioMiniHalo | yes ⓘ |
| hasRedshift | 0.0179 ⓘ |
| hasRichnessClass | 2 ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | 03h 19m ⓘ |
| hasSignificantFeature |
pressure waves in intracluster gas
ⓘ
sound-wave-like ripples in X-ray images ⓘ |
| hasTemperatureOfICM | ~6–7 keV ⓘ |
| hasVelocityDispersion | ~1300 km/s ⓘ |
| hasXRayEmission | very bright ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSupercluster | Perseus–Pisces Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedInXRayBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ROSAT NERFINISHED ⓘ XMM-Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsLaboratoryFor |
AGN feedback studies
ⓘ
galaxy evolution in dense environments ⓘ intracluster medium physics ⓘ |
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