Perseus Cluster
E553749
The Perseus Cluster is a massive, nearby galaxy cluster dominated by the bright galaxy NGC 1275 and known for its hot X-ray–emitting gas and powerful radio and acoustic phenomena in its intracluster medium.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NGC 1275 | 1 |
| Perseus Cluster of galaxies | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical object
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
A426
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abell 426 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralAGNFeedback | heats intracluster medium ⓘ |
| centralRadioSourceAssociatedWith | NGC 1275 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
elliptical galaxies
ⓘ
hundreds of galaxies ⓘ intracluster magnetic fields ⓘ lenticular galaxies ⓘ spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Max Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 240 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 73 megaparsecs ⓘ |
| dominantGalaxyType | elliptical galaxies ⓘ |
| emits | X-rays ⓘ |
| hasBeenUsedFor |
studies of AGN feedback
ⓘ
studies of dark matter distribution ⓘ studies of intracluster medium physics ⓘ studies of sound waves in hot gas ⓘ |
| hasBrightestClusterGalaxy | NGC 1275 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralActiveGalaxy | NGC 1275 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralRadioSource | Perseus A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoolCore | true ⓘ |
| hasGravitationalLensing | weak lensing signatures ⓘ |
| hasIntraclusterMedium | hot X-ray–emitting gas ⓘ |
| hasSubstructure |
Perseus Cluster eastern subcluster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perseus Cluster western subcluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDominatedBy | NGC 1275 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
X-ray brightest galaxy clusters in the sky
ⓘ
nearest rich galaxy clusters ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Perseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^15 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOfCatalog | Abell catalog of rich clusters of galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Einstein Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ ROSAT NERFINISHED ⓘ XMM-Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Perseus–Pisces supercluster region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0179 ⓘ |
| showsPhenomenon |
AGN feedback
ⓘ
X-ray cavities ⓘ acoustic waves in intracluster medium ⓘ cool core ⓘ radio bubbles in intracluster medium ⓘ sloshing cold fronts ⓘ |
| temperatureOfIntraclusterGas | tens of millions of kelvin ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Perseus Cluster of galaxies
this entity surface form:
NGC 1275