Astronomy:Abell S740
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Short description: Galaxy cluster in the constellation Centaurus
| Abell S740 | |
|---|---|
 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−10.705[1] |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Abell S740. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hubble Illuminates Cluster of Diverse Galaxies". http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. doi:10.1086/191333. ISSN 0067-0049. Bibcode: 1989ApJS...70....1A. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?bibcode=1989ApJS...70....1A&page_ind=0&epage_ind=137&type=PRINTER&data_type=PDF_HIGH&email=&emailsize=500&emailsplit=YES&send=GET&verified=YES. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
Coordinates: 
13h 43m 32.3s, −38° 11′ 05″
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