Hydra Cluster
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The Hydra Cluster (or Abell 1060) is a cluster of galaxies that contains 157 bright galaxies and can be viewed from earth in the constellation Hydra. [1] The cluster spans about ten million light years and has an unusual high proportion of dark matter. [2] The cluster is part of the Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster located 158 million light years from earth. The cluster's largest galaxies are elliptical galaxies NGC 3309 and NGC 3311 and the spiral galaxy NGC 3312 all having a diameter of about 150,000 light years.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Wehner and Harris, p.1
- ^ The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies Astronomy Picture of the Day
- ^ The Hydra Supercluster An Atlas of the Universe.com
[edit] References
- Wehner, Elizabeth M. H. and Harris, William E. (Aug. 10, 2006) UCD candidates in the Hydra Cluster . ArXiv.org. ApL Letters
- The Hydra Cluster on the WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, IRAS, Hidrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map
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