Abell 3562
E561434
Abell 3562 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 (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abell galaxy cluster
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| catalogCode | A3562 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
elliptical galaxies
ⓘ
hundreds of galaxies ⓘ lenticular galaxies ⓘ spiral galaxies ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | George O. Abell (via Abell cluster catalog) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | ~650 million light-years ⓘ |
| emits | X-ray radiation ⓘ |
| environment | high-density large-scale structure region ⓘ |
| hasComponent | intracluster medium ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | cluster–cluster interaction region within Shapley Supercluster ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dark matter halo
ⓘ
gravitational potential well ⓘ hot intracluster gas ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
X-ray luminous
ⓘ
gravitationally bound system ⓘ massive ⓘ rich galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shapley Supercluster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
constellation Centaurus ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^14–10^15 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOf | Abell catalog of rich clusters of galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Chandra X-ray Observatory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ROSAT X-ray observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ XMM-Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shapley Concentration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nearby universe large-scale structure ⓘ |
| redshift | ~0.048 ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
cluster dynamics
ⓘ
galaxy evolution in dense environments ⓘ large-scale structure of the universe ⓘ |
| usedAs | probe of cosmological parameters ⓘ |
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