Shapley Concentration
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Shapley Concentration is one of the most massive known supercluster complexes of galaxies in the nearby universe, located in the constellation Centaurus.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
galaxy supercluster complex
ⓘ
large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ overdensity region ⓘ |
| affects |
large-scale galaxy motions
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peculiar velocities of nearby galaxies ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Shapley Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
major mass concentration
ⓘ
one of the most massive known supercluster complexes ⓘ |
| contains |
multiple galaxy clusters
ⓘ
multiple galaxy superclusters ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | on the order of a few hundred megaparsecs ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
intercluster medium
ⓘ
rich clusters of galaxies ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
one of the densest mass concentrations in the nearby universe
ⓘ
significant contribution to local gravitational potential ⓘ strong gravitational influence ⓘ traces underlying dark matter distribution ⓘ very high galaxy cluster density ⓘ |
| hasRedshift | approximately 0.04–0.05 ⓘ |
| hasRole | significant attractor in local large-scale flows ⓘ |
| locatedIn | nearby universe ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harlow Shapley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf |
cosmic web
ⓘ
local universe ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
extragalactic astronomy
ⓘ
observational cosmology ⓘ |
| usedAs |
probe of large-scale structure formation
ⓘ
testbed for cosmological models ⓘ |
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