A3526
E610636
A3526 is a massive galaxy cluster in the constellation Centaurus, notable as one of the nearest and most studied rich clusters of galaxies.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Abell galaxy cluster
ⓘ
galaxy cluster ⓘ rich galaxy cluster ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abell 3526
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Centaurus Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | large apparent size on the sky due to proximity ⓘ |
| baryonContent | significant fraction in hot intracluster gas ⓘ |
| catalog | Abell catalog of rich clusters of galaxies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralGalaxy | NGC 4696 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRegionDominatedBy | giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4696 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clusterType |
X-ray bright cluster
ⓘ
massive cluster ⓘ nearby cluster ⓘ |
| constellation | Centaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
intracluster medium emitting X-rays
ⓘ
large population of elliptical galaxies ⓘ large population of lenticular galaxies ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | George O. Abell (as part of the Abell catalog) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 160 million light-years
ⓘ
approximately 50 Mpc ⓘ |
| dynamicalState | not fully relaxed, shows subcluster mergers ⓘ |
| environment | dense cluster environment ⓘ |
| galaxyPopulation | dominance of early-type galaxies ⓘ |
| hasCoolingCore | yes (cool-core cluster characteristics) ⓘ |
| hasGravitationalLensing | weak lensing signatures detected ⓘ |
| hasSubstructure |
complex subclustering in galaxy distribution
ⓘ
multiple galaxy subgroups ⓘ |
| intraclusterMediumTemperature | several keV ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ |
| mass | on the order of 10^14–10^15 solar masses ⓘ |
| memberOf | Shapley Supercluster region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | Bautz–Morgan type I–II (often classified as I) cluster ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most studied galaxy clusters
ⓘ
being one of the nearest rich clusters of galaxies ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.0104 ⓘ |
| richnessClass | rich cluster ⓘ |
| usedAs | benchmark system for nearby cluster studies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calibration of scaling relations for nearby clusters
ⓘ
studies of cluster dynamics ⓘ studies of galaxy evolution in clusters ⓘ studies of intracluster medium physics ⓘ |
| velocityDispersion | on the order of 800–1000 km/s ⓘ |
| xRayEmission | peaked toward cluster center ⓘ |
| xRayLuminosity | high ⓘ |
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