Astronomy:PLCKESZ G286.6-31.3

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PLCKESZ G286.6-31.3
Spot the cluster.jpg
Image of the Galaxy Cluster taken by the Wide-Field Imager along with its MPG/ESO 2.2 metre telescope.
Observation data (Epoch )
Constellation(s)Virgo
Right ascension 05h 31m 22.3s[1]
Declination−75° 09′ 50″[1]
Redshift0.2100[1]
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters

PLCKESZ G286.6-31.3 is a galaxy cluster that is seen through the outer fringes of the Large Magellanic Cloud. It has 530 trillion times the Sun's mass, up to 100 galaxies, more than 700 star clusters, and hundreds to thousands of supergiant stars. It is invisible to the naked eye.[2]

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "PLCKESZ G286.6-31.3". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. CDS, University of Strasbourg [Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg]. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=PLCKESZ+G286.6-31.3. 
  2. "Spot the cluster" (in en). https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1731a/.