Abell 3558

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Abell galaxy cluster
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
ACO 3558 NERFINISHED
hasBeenObservedBy Chandra X-ray Observatory NERFINISHED
ROSAT X-ray observatory NERFINISHED
XMM-Newton X-ray observatory NERFINISHED
hasBeenStudiedFor cluster mergers
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
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

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Shapley Supercluster contains Abell 3558