Hercules Cluster

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Hercules Cluster
VST image of the Hercules galaxy cluster.jpg
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s) Hercules
Right ascension 16h 05m 15.0s [1]
Declination +17° 44′ 55″ [1]
Brightest member NGC 6041
Number of galaxies300 [2]
Richness class 2 [3]
Bautz–Morgan classification III [3]
Redshift 0.03660 (10 972 km/s) [1]
Distance 156  Mpc (509  Mly) h−1
0.705 [1]
X-ray flux (15.00 ± 12.5%)×10−12 erg s−1 cm−2 (0.1—2.4 keV) [1]
Other designations
Abell 2151
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters

The Hercules Cluster (Abell 2151) is a cluster of about 200 galaxies [4] some 500 million light-years distant in the constellation Hercules. It is rich in spiral galaxies and shows many interacting galaxies. [5] The cluster is part of the larger Hercules Supercluster, which is itself part of the much larger Great Wall super-structure. [6]

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The cluster's brightest member is the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 6041. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Abell 2151. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  2. ↑ "National Optical Astronomy Observatory". Galaxies. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  3. 1 2 Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G. Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (May 1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies" (PDF). Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . 70 (May 1989): 1–138. Bibcode:1989ApJS...70....1A. doi: 10.1086/191333 . ISSN   0067-0049 . Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Two Micron All Sky Survey". 2MASS Galaxy Science & Analysis. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  5. ↑ "University of Alabama Astronomy". Astronomical Image Galleries. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  6. ↑ "HerculesClustertext". www.robgendlerastropics.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "NGC 6041" . Retrieved 2018-01-23.


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