Abell 3266

Abell 3266
Observation data (Epoch J2000)
Constellation(s) Reticulum
Right ascension 04h 31m 12s[1]
Declination −61° 28′ 00″[1]
Richness class 2[2]
Bautz-Morgan classification I-II[2]
Redshift 0.05890 (17 658 km/s)[3]
Distance
(co-moving)		 248 Mpc (809 Mly) h−1
0.705 [3]
X-ray flux 3.5×10−11 erg s−1 cm−2 (0.5—2 keV) [3]
See also: Galaxy groups, Galaxy clusters, List of galaxy clusters

Abell 3266 is a galaxy cluster in the southern sky. It is part of the Horologium-Reticulum supercluster. The galaxy cluster is one of the largest in the southern sky, and one of the largest mass concentrations in the nearby universe.

The Department of Physics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County discovered that a large mass of gas is hurtling through the cluster at a speed of 750 km/s. The mass is billions of solar masses, approximately three (3) million light years in diameter and is the largest of its kind so far discovered (June 2006).[4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HEASARC Browse". Result for Abell 3266. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "NED results for object ABELL 3266". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED). Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/XMM_Newton_Spots_Greatest_Ball_Of_Fire.html XMM-Newton Spots Greatest Ball Of Fire
  5. ↑ http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMWD1AATME_index_0.html XMM-Newton spots the greatest of great balls of fire

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Coordinates: 04h 31m 12s, −61° 28′ 00″