Leo Cluster

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Not to be confused with Leo I Group or Leo Triplet.
Leo Cluster
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s) Leo
Right ascension 11h 44m 29.5s[1]
Declination 19° 50′ 21″[1]
Brightest member NGC 3842
Number of galaxies ~100[2]
Richness class 2[3]
Bautz-Morgan classification II-III[3]
Redshift 0.022 (6 595 km/s)[1]
Distance
(co-moving)		 97.8 Mpc (319.0 Mly) h−1
0.705
X-ray flux (81.40 ± 6.0%)×10−12 erg s-1 cm-2 (0.1—2.4 keV)[1]
Other designations
Abell 1367
See also: Galaxy groups, Galaxy clusters, List of galaxy clusters

The Leo Cluster (Abell 1367) is a galaxy cluster about 330 million light-years distant (z = 0.022[1]) in the constellation Leo. Along with the Coma Cluster, it is one of the two major clusters comprising the Coma Supercluster.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for Abell 1367. Retrieved 2007-10-04. 
  2. ↑ "Abell 1367". Albert Highe: Observing Projects. Retrieved 2007-10-04. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Abell, George O.; Corwin, Harold G., Jr.; Olowin, Ronald P. (May 1989). "A catalog of rich clusters of galaxies" (PDF). Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 70 (May 1989): 1–138. Bibcode:1989ApJS...70....1A. doi:10.1086/191333. ISSN 0067-0049. Retrieved March 12, 2012. 

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    Coordinates: 11h 44m 29.5s, +19° 50′ 21″

     
    Abell
    • Abell 1362
    • Abell 1363
    • Abell 1364
    • Abell 1365
    • Abell 1366
    • Abell 1367
    • Abell 1368
    • Abell 1369
    • Abell 1370
    • Abell 1371
    • Abell 1372
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    • Book:Galaxies
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