2MASX J17201001+2637317
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2MASX J17201001+2637317 also known as PGC 1782937, is a massive type-cD elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Hercules. With redshift of 0.16,[1] the galaxy is located 2.4 billion light-years from Earth and the brightest cluster galaxy in the galaxy cluster, RX J1720.1+2638.[2]
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2MASX J17201001+2637317 | |
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Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Hercules |
Right ascension | 17h 20m 10.04s |
Declination | +26d 37m 32.04s |
Redshift | 0.160145 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 48,010 km/s |
Distance | 2.465 Gly (755.7 Mpc) |
Group or cluster | RX J1720.1+2638 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 0.150 |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 0.198 |
Surface brightness | 16.9 |
Characteristics | |
Type | BrClG |
Apparent size (V) | 0.43' x 0.30' |
Other designations | |
OGC 86, PGC 1782937, NVSS J172010+263731, 2MASS J17201003+2637320, RGB J1720+266, SDSS J172010.03+263732.1 |
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