Perseus Cluster
(Abell 426)
(large galaxy cluster in the Perseus-Pisces Supercluster)
The Perseus Cluster is a massive galaxy cluster,
a member of the Perseus-Pisces Supercluster.
It contains over a thousand galaxies.
It is a very bright X-ray source, making it useful for study of its
intergalactic medium (IGM): the IGM temperature producing the X-rays is
apparently due to activity of the central cD galaxy,
NGC 1275.
(galaxy cluster)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus_Cluster
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=perseus+cluster
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110712.html
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999A%26AS..139..141B/abstract
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| .017 | 73.6Mpc | 240Mly | | Perseus Cluster |
|
| Coordinates: | Abell 426
J0318+4130 |
|
Referenced by pages:
galaxy cluster (CL)
Perseus-Pisces Supercluster
Index