Centaurus Cluster
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| Observation data (Epoch ) |
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| Constellation(s): | Centaurus |
| Right ascension: | 12h 48m 51.8s[1] |
| Declination: | -41° 18′ 21″[1] |
| Number of galaxies: | ~100[1] |
| Brightest member: | NGC 4696 |
| Other designations | |
| Abell 3526[1] | |
| See also: Galaxy groups and clusters, List of galaxy clusters |
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The Centaurus Cluster (A3526) is a cluster of hundreds of galaxies, located approximately 155 millions of light years away in the Centaurus constellation. The brightest member galaxy is the elliptical galaxy NGC 4696 (~11m). The Centaurus cluster shares its supercluster, the Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster, with IC4329 Cluster and Hydra Cluster.
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