Abell 3412

Galaxy cluster in the constellation Hydra
Abell 3412
Abell 3411 is a galaxy cluster located about two billion light years from Earth.[1]
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Right ascension08h 42m 05s[2]
Declination−17° 35.8′[2]
Richness class1[3]
Bautz–Morgan classificationII-III[3]
Distance2,000 Mly (610 Mpc)[1]
See also: Galaxy group, Galaxy cluster, List of galaxy groups and clusters

Abell 3412 is a galaxy cluster in the constellation Hydra. It is located about two billion light-years from Earth and weighs about a million billion times the mass of the Sun.[1]

See also

  • Abell catalogue

References

  1. ^ a b c "Astronomers Discover Powerful Cosmic Double Whammy". chandra.harvard.edu. NASA. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "ACO 3412". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G. Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 70: 1. Bibcode:1989ApJS...70....1A. doi:10.1086/191333.
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Abell
  • Abell 3407
  • Abell 3408
  • Abell 3409
  • Abell 3410
  • Abell 3411
  • Abell 3412
  • Abell 3413
  • Abell 3414
  • Abell 3415
  • Abell 3416
  • Abell 3417
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