Abell 3558
E559511
Abell 3558 is a massive galaxy cluster located within the Shapley Supercluster, one of the most densely populated regions of galaxy clusters in the nearby universe.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abell galaxy cluster
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galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| BautzMorganType | II ⓘ |
| catalogIdentifier | Abell 3558 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterType |
X-ray luminous cluster
ⓘ
rich cluster ⓘ |
| constellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | hundreds of member galaxies ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | George O. Abell (via Abell cluster catalog compilation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | approximately 600 million light-years ⓘ |
| dominantEmission | X-ray emission from intracluster medium ⓘ |
| epoch | J2000 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
A 3558
NERFINISHED
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ACO 3558 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBeenObservedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ROSAT X-ray observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ XMM-Newton X-ray observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBeenStudiedFor |
cluster mergers
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distribution of dark matter in clusters ⓘ dynamics of galaxy clusters ⓘ large-scale structure in the Shapley Supercluster ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | high-density large-scale structure region ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex X-ray morphology
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substructure in galaxy distribution ⓘ |
| hasHotGas | intracluster medium ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalProperty | massive ⓘ |
| hasTemperature | intracluster gas temperature of several keV ⓘ |
| isOneOf | most massive clusters in the Shapley Supercluster ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Shapley Supercluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Abell catalog of rich clusters of galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shapley Concentration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.048 ⓘ |
| richnessClass | 4 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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