Abell S740
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Abell S740 | |
Hubble Illuminates Cluster of Diverse Galaxies in Abell S740 Credit: J. Blakeslee (Washington State University) |
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Observation data (Epoch J2000) | |
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Constellation(s) | Centaurus |
Right ascension | 13h 43m 32.3s[1] |
Declination | -38° 11′ 05″[1] |
Number of galaxies | 30-49[a] |
Brightest member | ESO 325-G004[2] |
See also: Galaxy groups and clusters, List of galaxy clusters | |
The Abell S740 is a cluster of galaxies identified in the Abell catalogue of rich clusters of galaxies. It is over 450[2] Mly away in the constellation Centaurus. It has a red shift of 10,073 km/s.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ NED lists the Richness Class of this cluster to be 0[1] which, according to Abell catalogue, means 30-49 galaxies.