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Abell 68
Galaxy cluster in the constellation Pisces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abell 68 is massive and rich galaxy cluster located in the constellation of Pisces with a projected co-moving distance of approximately 1124.6 Mpc or 3.668 billion light-years away from Earth. The cluster is especially notable for its gravitational lensing[1] and was first discovered by George O. Abell in 1958.[2]
Quick Facts Observation data (Epoch J2000.0), Constellation(s) ...
Abell 68 | |
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![]() The galaxy cluster, Abell 68 captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2012 | |
Observation data (Epoch J2000.0) | |
Constellation(s) | Pisces |
Right ascension | 00h 37m 05.300s |
Declination | +09d 09m 11.00s |
Brightest member | Abell 68 BCG (PGC 1360619) |
Richness class | 1 |
Bautz–Morgan classification | Type I |
Redshift | 0.254600 |
Distance | 3.668 Gly (1124.6 Mpc) |
X-ray luminosity | Between 6 × 1042 and 11 × 1044 erg s-1 |
Other designations | |
NSCS J003706+090916, ZwCl 0034.4+0851, PSZ2 G116.95-53.55 | |
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters |
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