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Abell 1942 BCG
Brightest cluster galaxy in the constellation Virgo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abell 1942 BCG (short for Abell 1942 Brightest Cluster Galaxy), also known as PGC 1256558, is a massive elliptical galaxy of type-cD residing as the brightest cluster galaxy of the Abell 1942 galaxy cluster, located in the constellation Virgo. With a redshift of 0.224, the galaxy is located nearly 2.7 billion light-years away from Earth.[1]
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Quick Facts Observation data (J2000.0 epoch), Constellation ...
Abell 1942 Brightest Cluster Galaxy | |
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![]() Abell 1942 BCG, as seen by DESI Legacy Surveys | |
Observation data (J2000.0 epoch) | |
Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 14h 38m 21.87s |
Declination | +03d 40m 13.21s |
Redshift | 0.224679 |
Heliocentric radial velocity | 67,357 km/s |
Distance | 2.731 Gly (832.3 Mpc) |
Group or cluster | Abell 1942 |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 0.118 |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 0.156 |
Surface brightness | 17.9 |
Characteristics | |
Type | BrCLG, AGN |
Size | 939,200 ly |
Apparent size (V) | 0.30' x 0.23' |
Notable features | Brightest cluster galaxy, radio galaxy |
Other designations | |
PKS 1435+038, 2MASX J14382188+0340138, PGC 1256558, PMN J1438+0340, MRC 1435+038, NVSS J143822+034016, 2CXO J143821.8+034012 |
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