Abell 262

Abell 262 is a galaxy cluster in the Abell catalogue. It is part of the Perseus–Pisces Supercluster, one of the largest known structures in the universe.^[4] Although its central galaxy, NGC 708, is a giant cD galaxy, most of its bright galaxies are spirals, which is unusual for a galaxy cluster.^[4] With approximately 200 members it is a comparatively small cluster.^[5]

Abell 262
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s)	Between Andromeda and Triangulum
Right ascension	01h 52m 50.4s[1]
Declination	+36° 08′ 46″[1]
Richness class	0[2]
Bautz–Morgan classification	III[2]
Redshift	0.01641 (4 920 km/s)[1]
Distance	68.8 Mpc (224 Mly) h−1 0.678[1]
ICM temperature	2.08 keV[3]
X-ray flux	(48.6 ± 9.9%)×10−12 erg s−1 cm−2 (0.1–2.4 keV)[1]

An image of Abell 262

See also

• Abell catalogue
• List of Abell clusters