Hercules Cluster
| Hercules Cluster | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 05m 15.0s[1] |
| Declination | +17° 44′ 55″[1] |
| Brightest member | NGC 6041 |
| Number of galaxies | 300[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 | |
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]
The cluster's brightest member is the giant elliptical galaxy NGC 6041.[7]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies (July 19, 2007)
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies (July 16, 2009)
- Hercules Cluster — University of Alabama
- The Hercules Cluster on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Abell 2151. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ↑ "National Optical Astronomy Observatory". Galaxies. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- 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.
- ↑ "Two Micron All Sky Survey". 2MASS Galaxy Science & Analysis. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ↑ "University of Alabama Astronomy". Astronomical Image Galleries. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ↑ "HerculesClustertext". www.robgendlerastropics.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ↑ "NGC 6041". Retrieved 2018-01-23.
| Morphology | |
|---|---|
| Structure | |
| Active nuclei | |
| Energetic galaxies | |
| Low activity | |
| Interaction | |
| Lists | |
| Related |
|
 | This galaxy-cluster-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |