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Abell 1689
Large galaxy cluster in the constellation Virgo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abell 1689 is a galaxy cluster in the constellation Virgo over 2.3 billion light-years away.
Quick Facts Observation data (Epoch J2000), Constellation(s) ...
Abell 1689 | |
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![]() Hubble view of galaxy cluster Abell 1689. It combines both visible and infrared data, with a combined exposure time of over 34 hours.[1] | |
Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
Constellation(s) | Virgo |
Right ascension | 13h 11m 34.2s[2] |
Declination | −01° 21′ 56″ |
Richness class | 4[3] |
Bautz–Morgan classification | II-III[3] |
Redshift | 0.1832[2] |
Distance | 754 Mpc (2,459 Mly) h−1 0.705[2] |
X-ray flux | (14.729 ± 8.1%)×10−11 erg s−1 cm−2 (0.1–2.4 keV)[2] |
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