Astronomy:Abell 3411

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Abell 3411
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Abell 3411 is a galaxy cluster located about two billion light years from Earth.[1]
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Right ascension 08h 41m 47.7s[2]
Declination−17° 28′ 46″[2]
Richness class1[3]
Bautz–Morgan classificationII[3]
Redshift0.1687[2]
Distance
(co-moving)
2,000 Mly (610 Mpc)[1]
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters

Abell 3411 is a galaxy cluster in the constellation Hydra. It is located about two billion light-years from Earth and weighs about a million billion times the mass of the Sun.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Astronomers Discover Powerful Cosmic Double Whammy". NASA. http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/17_releases/press_010517.html. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ACO 3411". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=ACO+3411. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G. Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 70: 1. doi:10.1086/191333. Bibcode1989ApJS...70....1A.