Astronomy:Abell 576

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Short description: Galaxy cluster
Abell 576
Abell 576 seen by DESI Legacy Surveys DR11
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Lynx
Right ascension 07h 21m 24.2s
Declination+55° 44′ 20″
Bautz–Morgan classificationIII
Redshift0.038370[1]
Distance
(co-moving)
170.75 ± 12.06 MPC
Other designations
Abell 0576; ABELL 0576; UGCl 096; ZwCl 0718.9+5412; 2MASSCL J0721+5544[2]
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters

Abell 576 is a galaxy cluster in the constellation Lynx. Detailed study has revealed that there are two clusters in the process of merging.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Abell 576". Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Abell+576. 
  2. ↑ "NED results for Abell 576". California Institute of Technology. https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/byname?objname=Abell+576. 
  3. ↑ "Abell 576". http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2007/07/Abell_5762. 
  4. ↑ Dupke, Renato A.; Mirabal, Nestor; Bregman, Joel N.; Evrard, August E. (2007). "The Merger in Abell 576: A Line‐of‐Sight Bullet Cluster?". The Astrophysical Journal 668 (2): 781–795. doi:10.1086/520708. Bibcode: 2007ApJ...668..781D. 
  5. ↑ "X-ray satellites discover the biggest collisions in the universe". http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/X-ray_satellites_discover_the_biggest_collisions_in_the_universe.