Astronomy:Abell 1991

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Short description: Galaxy cluster in the constellation of Boötes
Abell 1991
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)Boötes
Right ascension 14h 54m 30.2s[1]
Declination+18° 37′ 51″[1]
Richness class1 [2]
Bautz–Morgan classificationI [2]
Redshift0.05870 (17 598)[1]
Distance
(co-moving)
249 Mpc (812 Mly) h−10.705 [1]
ICM temperature2.61 keV[3]
Binding mass1.23×1014[3] M
X-ray flux(9.40 ± 16.7%)×1012 erg s−1 cm−2 (0.1–2.4 keV)[1]
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters

Abell 1991 is a galaxy cluster in the Abell catalogue.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "NED results for object ABELL 1991". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-objsearch?objname=Abell+1991&extend=no. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G., Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (May 1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 70 (May 1989): 1–138. doi:10.1086/191333. ISSN 0067-0049. Bibcode1989ApJS...70....1A. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Table 4 from Vikhlinin, A.; Kravtsov, A.; Forman, W.; Jones, C.; Markevitch, M.; Murray, S. S.; Van Speybroeck, L. (April 2006). "Chandra Sample of Nearby Relaxed Galaxy Clusters: Mass, Gas Fraction, and Mass-Temperature Relation". The Astrophysical Journal (Chicago, Illinois, USA) 640 (2): 691–709. doi:10.1086/500288. Bibcode2006ApJ...640..691V. 

Coordinates: Sky map 14h 54m 30.2s, +18° 37′ 51″