Abell S740
| Abell S740 | |
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Hubble Illuminates Cluster of Diverse Galaxies in Abell S740 Credit: J. Blakeslee (Washington State University) | |
| Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
| Constellation(s) | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 13h 43m 32.3s[1] |
| Declination | −38° 11′ 05″[1] |
| Brightest member | ESO 325-G004[2] |
| Richness class | 0[3] |
| Bautz-Morgan classification | I-II [3] |
| Redshift | 0.03360 (10 073 km/s)[1] |
| Distance (co-moving) |
146 Mpc (476 Mly) h−1 0.705 [1] |
| See also: Galaxy groups, Galaxy clusters, List of galaxy clusters | |
The Abell S740 is a cluster of galaxies identified in the Abell catalogue of southern rich clusters of galaxies. It is over 450[2] Mly away in the constellation Centaurus. It has a redshift of 10,073 km/s.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Abell S740. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- 1 2 "Hubble Illuminates Cluster of Diverse Galaxies". Archived from the original on 12 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
- 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.
Coordinates: 
13h 43m 32.3s, −38° 11′ 05″
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